The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer

Author: Office of Office of the Surgeon

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-27

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 9781083100160

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This document is a Call to Action to partners in prevention from various sectors across the nation to address skin cancer as a major public health problem. Many partners are essential to this effort, including federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial governments; members of the business, health care, and education sectors; community, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations; and individuals and families. The goal of this document is to increase awareness of skin cancer and to call for actions to reduce its risk.The first section describes the problem of skin cancer and its major risk factors. It also discusses the relationship between exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and health. The second section describes the current evidence on preventing skin cancer, including current initiatives in the United States and in other countries. The third section describes the gaps in research related to skin cancer prevention, highlighting areas of research where more work is needed. The fourth section identifies specific opportunities to prevent skin cancer by reducing UV exposure in the U.S. population and calls for nationwide action.

Cutaneous Melanoma
Cutaneous Melanoma

Author: Charles M. Balch

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2020-01-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783030050689

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Written by the leading melanoma experts from the United States, Australia, and Europe, this new edition incorporates the clinical outcomes of more than 70,000 patients treated at major melanoma centers throughout the world and is the definitive and most authoritative textbook on melanoma used worldwide. Providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive information needed for the clinical management and scientific study of melanoma, Cutaneous Melanoma, 6th edition covers everything from precursors of melanoma to advanced stages of metastatic disease.

Genetics of Melanoma
Genetics of Melanoma

Author: Carlos A. Torres-Cabala

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-11

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1493935542

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This book discusses the molecular, biological, pathological, and clinical aspects of melanoma, with special emphasis in the new concepts of melanoma genetics. A multidisciplinary group of experts in Genetics, Dermatology, Pathology, and Melanoma Medical Oncology contribute state-of-the-art knowledge in melanoma research and clinical management, not only exposing the current status of knowledge of the topics but also providing their personal experiences and ideas about the future and potential practical application of the genetic aspects of melanoma. During the last few years we have witnessed an impressive amount of discoveries in the field of melanoma genetics which have changed our approach in understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of this lethal disease. Genetics of Melanoma is a practical approach to melanoma genetic mechanisms and their application in the diagnosis and treatment of this malignancy. It is an essential source of updated information and a powerful tool for clinicians, pathologists, and basic scientists who wish to understand, apply, and investigate the multiple new aspects of melanoma genetics.

Recent Advances in the Biology, Therapy and Management of Melanoma
Recent Advances in the Biology, Therapy and Management of Melanoma

Author: Lester Davids

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2013-02-13

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9535109766

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The book Recent Advances in the Biology, Therapy and Management of Melanoma brings up-to-date information regarding a number of aspects which culminate in illuminating potential targets in the fight against melanoma. This book is intended to be a reference book for both the scientific and clinical communities and brings complicated subject matter together in an easy, readable way. Undoubtedly fundamental scientific understanding has to then be translated to the clinic in order for us to make significant strides in eradicating melanoma. It is hoped that scientists, clinicians, students and residents find this book useful in their studies on melanoma and that it not only expands their perspectives and views on the field, but challenges them to forge ahead towards discovering the ultimate cure.

High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Author: Chrysalyne D. Schmults

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3662470810

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This book is a cutting-edge resource that provides clinicians with the up-to-date practical knowledge required in order to manage SCC patients optimally. It summarizes newly available information relating to the definition of high-risk SCC, its pathophysiologic underpinnings, and its management. New prognostic information and staging systems are summarized that enable high-risk tumors to be defined more precisely than ever before. Many helpful tips are provided on the practical management of challenging cases, including multiple tumors/field cancerization, high-risk tumors, nodal metastases, and unresectable disease. The authors are all acknowledged experts in the emerging field of high-risk and advanced SCC.​

Exposure to Artificial UV Radiation and Skin Cancer
Exposure to Artificial UV Radiation and Skin Cancer

Author: IARC Working Group on Risk of Skin Cancer and Exposure to Artificial Ultraviolet Light

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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This report represents the views and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group that met in Lyon, France, 27-29 June 2005

The Pineal Gland and Its Hormones
The Pineal Gland and Its Hormones

Author: Franco Fraschini

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 146151911X

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This volume contains the written contributions to the proceedings of a workshop related to the pineal gland and its hormones, which was held in Erice, Italy, on June 7 -June 13, 1994. This series of workshops, which began in 1982 and which have been held at four-year intervals since that time, has provided important continuity for advancing the state of knowledge relating to this very important investigative area. The enthusiasm for these conferences has increased steadily, as reflected in the number of individuals applying to attend and in the input of individuals who participate in the meeting. The 1994 meeting was important because of its timeliness. In the two years preceding the meeting a number of revolutionary discoveries were made relative to the actions of the pineal hormone melatonin. The Xenopus melatonin receptor was cloned, melatonin was demonstrated to be a potent antioxidant, the significance of melatonin receptors at the level of pars tuberalis in the regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis was questioned, a number of melatonin receptor analogues were discovered and successfully utilized, the mechanisms by which melatonin retards initiation and promotion of cancer was further elucidated, the clinical aspects of the pineal gland was re-scrutinized. Reviews relating to each of these subjects, as well as many others, are contained in this proceedings book. This volume represents an up-to-date repository for the most recent information related to this rapidly advancing field.