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This page gives details of a selection of books and leaflets about melanoma. There is information about
You can find a list of books about cancer, treatments, and living with cancer on our general reading list.
Beating Melanoma: A Five-Step Survival Guide
Steven Q. Wang
Johns Hopkins Press, 2011
ISBN: 978-0801898907
This book is written by an American doctor. It gives comprehensive information about diagnosis and treatment for early stage melanoma. As it is American, some aspects relate to the American health care system (such as finding a doctor) and are not relevant to the UK user.
Detecting skin cancer – how to spot the changes early
Go to the Cancer Research UK leaflets page, where you can download a pdf version of these leaflets. Or you can ring our leaflet enquiry line on 020 3469 8333 or email publications@cancer.org.uk.
From Macmillan Cancer Support
Understanding melanoma
Understanding advanced melanoma
Understanding chemotherapy (also on CD)
Understanding cancer research trials - clinical trials
Understanding radiotherapy (also on CD)
Coping with hair loss (also on audiotape + CD)
Diet and cancer (also on audiotape + CD)
Coping with advanced cancer
Caring for someone with advanced cancer (also on CD)
Dying with cancer (CD)
Controlling cancer pain (also on CD)
Controlling cancer symptoms
Coping with fatigue (also on CD)
Cancer and complementary therapies
Sexuality and cancer
How are you feeling? Coping with the emotional effects of Cancer
Talking to children about cancer (also on audiotape)
Talking about your cancer (also on audiotape + CD)
Lost for words - how to talk to someone with cancer
Life after cancer treatment
From the Royal Marsden Hospital Trust
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Clinical trials
MRI scan
Eating well when you have cancer
After treatment
Lymphoedema
Your operation and anaesthetic
To order any of the Royal Marsden Hospital booklets please telephone freephone 0800 783 7176, or email patientcare@rmh.nhs.uk.
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