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Whether you're a newly diagnosed skin cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor and a patient's view, 100 Questions & Answers About Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Written by two skin healthcare professionals and a melanoma survivor, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.
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Edward F. McClay, MD, was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. After completing 6 years of active duty in the US Air Force, Dr. McClay earned his undergraduate and MD degrees at Temple University in Philadelphia, followed by his residency and medical oncology fellowship at Thomas Jeffeson University School of Medicine. Since completing his oncology training in 1986, Dr. McClay has devoted his medical career to the study of malignant melanoma. Formerly on the faculties of Thomas Jefferson University, the University of California at San Diego, and the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. McClay is currently the director of the San Diego Melanoma Research Center, where he works with his wife, Mary-Eileen T. McClay. Mary-Eileen T. McClay was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa., where she began her career as a teacher and a girl's basketball coach. After 20 years teaching junior high and special education, she began working with Dr. McClay as the Clinical Research Coordinator of the Melanoma Clinical Trials Program. She coordinated all aspects of the clinical research program and initiated a melanoma education program, efforts instrumental to the program's success. Together, Dr. and Mrs. McClay are in the process of developing an educational program about the dangers of excessive sun exposure to be incorporated into school curricula. They are working at raising funds to enable them to disseminate this curriculum on the national level.
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