Melanoma- Not Just Skin Cancer: The Changing Landscape of Melanoma

This is an excellent resource for anyone dealing with melanoma. It is easy to read, thorough, and informative. Ms. Poole has updated her previous publication to include information about the latest protocols and treatments. Her extensive experience, both as a survivor of melanoma and in her work with Melanoma International Foundation (MIF), gives her a unique perspective that informs her sympathetic and compassionate approach. This book offers hope and guidance to people facing what may seem to be an overwhelming diagnosis; it outlines the options for treatment, interspersed with personal vignettes. Very timely and helpful, and eminently readable. Well worth the investment!

The past decade has brought medical advances and new hope to patients diagnosed with melanoma. But for much longer than that, author Catherine Poole, herself a melanoma survivor, has been talking to the leading scientists involved in melanoma research, and she has seen up close the promise and perils of rapidly evolving science. Here she clearly lays out the latest information and walks readers through what can be a baffling array of therapeutic possibilities. Your doctor may try to explain all of this, but Ms. Poole delivers, telling patients and family members everything they need to know navigate this often frightening terrain. Highly recommended.

This book offers both comfort and empowerment for those with a melanoma diagnosis. Ms. Poole provides the information patients need to make treatment choices that best align with their values and goals. She breaks down the research and the treatment options, balancing scientific information on the latest in melanoma research and treatment with clear tips and guidance for patients to follow at each stage of melanoma experience. I especially appreciated the list of questions to ask my physician at each visit. I highly recommend this book for patients and their loved ones/caregivers alike!

This text offers the most up to date information to help you to become an informed patient within complex health systems interacting with a complex disease. It's clear, well researched and the author is a survivor of melanoma.