This easy to read, concise text, one of a series about the diagnosis and management of malignancy, has Carvajal (medical oncology, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) covering all stages of melanoma. Topic areas are: epidemiology and risk factors; prevention and screening; diagnosis, staging, and prognosis; locoregional management of in situ and invasive melanoma; systemic adjuvant treatment options; treatment of metastatic melanoma; and emerging therapeutic options for advanced melanoma. Its portable, practical, and evidence-based design makes it a highly useful reference for medical trainees, general practitioners, dermatologists, and medical oncologists. Despite its pocket-sized dimensions, care has been taken to support each chapter with extensive references. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)