Cancer of the Skin offers a comprehensive overview of skin cancer from the underlying biology to the clinical features of the disease, diagnosis and therapy. The book has been created by a multi-disciplinary, international team of some of the world's leading experts on this important topic. Containing over 500 full color images, Cancer of the Skin focuses in particular on the importance of early diagnosis and the use of new treatment therapies. Each copy of the book also contains a CR-ROM which features all of the illustrations from the text which can be used as slide images for presentations. An essential purchase for any doctor diagnosing and treating skin cancer, but particularly aimed at dermatologists, oncologists and surgeons, Cancer of the Skin is an invaluable resource.

Part One: Basic Skin Cancer Biology and Epidemiology 1 Biology of Skin Cancer - Isaiah Fidler 2 Genetic Basis of Skin Cancer - Steven S Fakharzadeh 3 The Biology of the Melanocyte ? Julie V Schaffer & Jean Bolognia 4 Epidemiology of Skin Cancer ? Melody J Eide & Martin A Weinstock 5 Etiological Factors in Skin Cancers: Environmental and Biological ? Noah Scheinfeld & Vincent A DeLeo 6 Photoprotection for Skin Cancer Prevention - Mark F Naylor & Darrell S Rigel 7 The Importance of Primary and Secondary Prevention Programs for Skin Cancer - June K Robinson Part Two: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers 8 Precursors of Keratinocytic Epidermal Malignancies - Jeffrey P Callen 9 Basal Cell Carcinoma ? John Maize & Pearon G Lang 10 Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Tri H Nguyen & Jaeyoung Joon 11 Bowenoid Papulosis ? Marti Jill Rothe & Jane M Grant-Kels 12 Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis - Stefania Jablonska & Slavomir Majewski Part Three: Melanoma 13 The Many Faces of Melanoma ? Darrell S Rigel 14 The Importance of Early Detection - Physician & Self Examination - Robert J Friedman 15 Factors Influencing Survival in Melanoma Patients ? Benjamin A Solky, Hensin Tsao & Arthur J Sober 16 Dysplastic Nevi - Thomas G Salopek & Robert J Friedman 17 Congenital Nevi - Ashraf A Marghoob 18 Pathology of Melanoma: New Concepts - Clay J Cockerell 19 Management of the Patient with Melanoma ? Carol Huang & Allan C Halpern 20 Pregnancy and Melanoma - Caron M Grin & Marcia S Driscoll 21 Genetic Testing for Melanoma ? Sancy Leachman Part Four: Other Cancers of the Skin and related issues 22 Adnexal Cancers of the Skin ? Rebecca Lintner & Babar Rao 23 Paget?s Disease ? George Niedt 24 Sarcoma of the Skin - David Guillen 25 Merkel Cell Carcinoma ? Gina Taylor, Darren Mollick & Edward R Heilman 26 Vascular Neoplasms - Thomas Brenn, Phillip McKee & Martin Mihm 27 Cutaneous Neoplasms Associated with AIDS - Alvin Friedman-Kien & clay J Cockerell 28 Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas (Mycosis Fungiodes) - Ken Hymes 29 Genetic Disorders Predisposing to Malignancy - Karina Gritsenko & Mark Lebwohl 30 Internal Cancers Metastatic to the Skin - Bruce H Thiers, Jeffrey P Callen & Leander Cannick 31 Spitz Nevi - Les Rosen & Ed Heilman 32 Keratoacanthoma - Molly Chartier, Marti Jill Rothe & Jane Grant-Kels 33 Pseudolymphoma of the Skin - Helmut Kerl & Lorenzo Cerroni 34 Cutaneous Carcinogenesis Related to Dermatologic Therapy ? Eric Berkowitz & Mark Lebwohl Part Five: New Approaches to Diagnosis 35 Epiluminescence Microscopy in Melanoma - Giuseppe Argenziano, Iris Zalaudek & Robert H Johr 36 Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Skin Cancer ? Steven Q Wang, Harold Rabinovitz & Margaret Oliviero 37 ConFocal Microscopy ? Salvador Gonzalez, Agniesszka Niemeyer & Abel Torres Part Six: Therapeutic Considerations in the Management of Patients with Cancer of the Skin 38 Biopsy Techniques - Ken K Lee & Annalisa Gorman & Neil A Swanson 39 Curettage and Electrodessication - Glenn D Goldman 40 Cryosurgery - Gloria Graham & Christopher M Scott 41 Immune Response Modulators in the Treatment of Skin Cancer - Brian Berman & Adriana M Villa 42 Photodynamic Therapy in Skin Cancer - Colin A Morton 43 Laser Surgery in Skin Cancer Therapy ? Laurie Jacobsen & Roy G Geronemus 44 Mohs Microsurgery for Skin Cancer - David Brodland & Greg Bricca 45 Surgical Excision for Skin Cancer ? Daihung Do & Gary S Rogers 46 Lymph Node Surgery in Skin Cancer - Douglas R Reintgen, James Jakub & Solange Pendas 47 Reconstructive Surgery for Skin Cancer - Shan Baker 48 Radiotherapy for Skin Cancer - Jay S Cooper 49 Vaccine Therapy for melanoma - Jean-Claude Bystryn 50 Topical Chemotherapy - Roger I Ceilley 51 Skin Cancer in the Transplant Patient - John A Carucci 52 Adjuvant therapy with interferon - Stergios Moschos & John Kirkwood 53 Treatment of disseminated skin cancer - Andrew Pippas & Douglas R Reintgen Part Seven: Other Aspects of Skin Cancer 54 Skin cancer effects of tanning salons - James M Spencer 55 Photographic documentation in skin cancer - William Slue 56 Medical Legal Aspects of Skin Cancer Patients - Abel Torres