Understanding melanoma and treatment with surgery
Audiobook
Published:
31 Jul 2019
Next review:
31 Jan 2022
Edition:
3
This audiobook talks about what melanoma is, its symptoms and causes, how it's diagnosed and staged, and how it's treated with surgery. It also talks about follow-up and coping with emotions.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 What is cancer
- 4 The lymphatic system and the skin
- 5 About melanoma
- 6 Types of melanoma
- 7 Causes and risk factors of melanoma
- 8 Symptoms of melanoma
- 9 How melanoma is diagnosed
- 10 Staging of melanoma
- 11 Treating melanoma
- 12 Surgery
- 13 Follow-up after treatment for melanoma
- 14 Well-being and recovery
- 15 Getting help and support
- 16 Your feelings
- 17 Relationships
- 18 Talking to children about cancer
- 19 If you are a family member or friend
- 20 Work
- 21 Financial help and benefits
- 22 About our information
- 23 Other ways we can help you
- 24 Other organisations
- 25 Further resources
- 26 Can you do something to help
- 27 Information about this recording
Published:
31 Jul 2019
Next review:
31 Jan 2022
Edition:
3
This audiobook talks about what melanoma is, its symptoms and causes, how it's diagnosed and staged, and how it's treated with surgery. It also talks about follow-up and coping with emotions.
How we can help
Macmillan Cancer Support Line
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