ABC of Skin Cancer (eBook)

Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden (Autoren)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
80 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-1250-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The ABC of Skin Cancer is designed to boost GP confidence in
the diagnosis and referral of skin cancer, focusing on differential
diagnosis and common pitfalls. In line with the latest NICE
guidelines in the UK, this book outlines best practice management
in primary care, whilst also covering the Australian perspective on
this cancer. Chapters on non-surgical treatment and prevention are
also included.

This new highly illustrated title in the successful ABC series
provides a concise, factual and practical overview of skin cancers
and pre-cancerous lesions for general practitioners, junior doctors
and medical students.

Autor

Sajjad Rajpar MRCP- Specialist Registrar in Dermatology with an interest in skin oncology. Strong academic background, having achieved the Gold Medal for outstanding performance as well as 4 scholarships and 5 faculty prizes at the University of Birmingham Medical School. Current research activities include diagnostic aspects of melanoma in primary care, lentigo maligna and skeletal metastases of melanoma. Jerry Marsden FRCP - Consultant in Dermatology & Head of the Skin Oncology Service at University Hospital Birmingham. Recognised national expert in skin oncology and dermatologic surgery. Full-time skin oncologist with over 50 peer reviewed publications. Co-author of the British Association of Dermatologists guidelines on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Ongoing investigator in several melanoma trials. Secretary of the Melanoma Study Group.

Inhalt

Contributors.

Preface.

1 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of melanoma: Julia
A Newton-Bishop (St James's University Hospital, Leeds).

2 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of non-melanoma
skin cancer: Veronique Bataille (The Royal London Hospital), Marko
Lens (St Thomas' Hospital, London), Sajjad Rajpar (University
Hospital Birmingham).

3 The role of the primary care team in the management of skin
cancer: F D Richard Hobbs (The University of Birmingham).

4 Pre-cancerous skin lesions: Dev Shah (University Hospital of
Wales), Richard Motley (University Hospital of Wales).

5 Squamous cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital
Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).

6 Basal cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital
Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).

7 Differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer: Graham
Colver (Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).

8 Benign pigmented lesions: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital
Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).

9 Melanoma - clinical features and diagnosis: Sajjad
Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

10 Melanoma - management and prognosis: Sajjad Rajpar
(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

11 Surgical management of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar (University
Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital
Birmingham).

12 Non-surgical treatment of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar
(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

13 Skin cancer - an Australian perspective: Lachlan Warren
(Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide),
Karyn Fuller (Women's and Children's Hospital, North
Adelaide).

14 Cutaneous metastases and rare skin cancers: Sajjad Rajpar
(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2009
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Schlagworte: Dermatologie • Dermatology • Medical Science • Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-1250-2 / 1444312502
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-1250-8 / 9781444312508