Facilitating efforts to prevent melanoma progression, this up-to-date reference presents the most recent advances in the pathology, molecular biology, and therapy of melanoma in early, high-risk, and advanced stages. Discusses growth factors, cytokines, receptors, oncogenes, tumor
suppressor genes, adhesion molecules, and proteases in melanoma and examines the appropriate use of interferon
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Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma · details the preclinical and clinical basis for new vaccines based on gangliosides and peptides · explains the roles of chemotherapy and radiosurgery · reviews the molecular