TY - CHAP AU - Asvin M. Ganapathi AU - Douglas S. Tyler AU - Paul J. Mosca ED - Ming Y. Cao Y1 - 2011-09-22 PY - 2011 T1 - Challenging Problems in the Surgical Management of Melanoma N2 - Management of melanoma is challenging, especially for the late stage of the disease. Development of new therapies and optimizing current treatments are being pursued in attempt to further improve the survival rate. The book provides up-to-date knowledge and experience in early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of melanoma as well as current ongoing clinical studies on melanoma. The book also provides the most recent perspectives of research on the molecular basis of melanoma, such as melanoma associated genes and a possible link between stress and melanoma. BT - Current Management of Malignant Melanoma SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/20446 DO - 10.5772/20446 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -