Fast Facts: Skin Cancer, 2e

Fast Facts: Skin Cancer is a concise, evidence-based guide designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to recognize, manage, and prevent skin cancer. With a focus on early detection and timely referral, this resource emphasizes practical strategies for both clinical practice and patient education.

Key Features

• Comprehensive overview: Covers epidemiology, causation, clinical presentation, and management of skin cancers including melanoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
• Visual aids: Over 100 full-color illustrations help identify at-risk individuals and early lesions.
• Staging tables: Pull-out tables provide clear reference for cancer staging and guide treatment decisions.
• Patient guidance: Includes practical advice on self-examination and preventive strategies.
• Treatment modalities: Reviews all major treatment options, including topical therapies, cryotherapy, curettage and electrosurgery, photodynamic therapy, laser treatments, radiotherapy, surgical excision, and Mohs micrographic surgery.
• Evidence-based and international: Written by global experts and aligned with national and international guidelines.
• Educational utility: Ideal for clinical practice, teaching, training, audit, and research. 

Product Details

• Series: Fast Facts
• Publisher: HEALTH PRESS LTD.; 2 edition (September 15, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1908541393
• ISBN-13: 978-1908541390
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00G98VWRW