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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(11):970-971; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.11.970
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 11, 970-971, June 2, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

BOOK REVIEW

Cutaneous Melanoma

Charles M. Balch, Alan N. Houghton, Arthur J. Sober, and Seng-jaw Soong, eds. St. Louis (MO): Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 1998. 596 pp., illus. $130. ISBN 0-942219-85-6

Michael B. Atkins, Michael Stone

Affiliation of authors: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

Correspondence to: Michael Atkins, M.D., Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Kirstein 158, Boston, MA 02215.

The incidence of melanoma is increasing more rapidly than any malignancy, other than lung cancer, in women. In some populations, such as in Australia, the lifetime risk of melanoma now approximates 3%. Together with this increasing incidence is a rapidly expanding armamentarium of diagnostic and therapeutic tools, ever maturing large databases that provide more accurate prognostic information, and a growing understanding of melanoma biology. This wealth of data and growing professional expertise have enabled identification of an increasing number of disease presentation categories, fine tuning of patient management within these various categories, and the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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