The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Skin Cancer: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age - Paperback

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to skin cancer, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on skin cancer. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Skin Cancer: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Skin Cancer; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Skin Cancer; Chapter 5. Patents on Skin Cancer; Chapter 6. Books on Skin Cancer; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Skin Cancer; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Skin Cancer; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Skin Cancer; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; SKIN CANCER GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Basal cell carcinoma, Basal cell epithelioma, Cancer skin basal cell, Cancer skin squamous cell, Carcinoma Epirmoid Intradermal,Malignant melanoma, Rodent ulcer, Skin cancer, Skin cancer basal cell, Skin cancer melanoma, Skin cancer squamous cell, Skin Cancer Squamous Cell Type.