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In his latest book, Steven Q. Wang, MD, provides the ultimate guide on how to navigate, survive and thrive with this serious type of skin cancer.<\/h4>\n

When your doctor says the words, \u201cYou have\u00a0melanoma<\/a>,\u201d what comes next can be a blur. Your mind starts to race with all the \u201cwhat-ifs,\u201d as your doctor discusses your treatment options and names additional doctors you\u2019ll need to see. You may not even be listening. It\u2019s a lot to absorb all at once, so it\u2019s not uncommon to get home and think, \u201cWait! I forgot to ask about [insert one of your\u00a0many<\/em>\u00a0questions here].\u201d Now what?<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s where the book Beating Melanoma: The Ultimate Patient Resource<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) can help. Written by renowned skin cancer expert Steven Q. Wang, MD, director of dermatologic oncology at Hoag Family Cancer Institute in Newport Beach, California, and chair of The Skin Cancer Foundation Photobiology Committee, it\u2019s like having access to a top skin cancer doctor who will walk you through your melanoma journey from diagnosis to post-treatment. \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be great if you could consult with an expert who will translate the medical terms and guide you through the process? That\u2019s what this book is about,\u201d says Dr. Wang.<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s Work \u2014 in Progress<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cWhen I started working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City in 2011, I saw many melanoma patients \u2014 and most of them were terrified, confused and didn\u2019t know what to do,\u201d says Dr. Wang. \u201cMeanwhile, survival is excellent for most melanomas when caught early.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, fear of recurrence is high, even among patients with the earliest stages of the disease, according to\u00a0a survey in\u00a0JAMA Dermatology<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>in 2024. About 75 percent of the respondents said this fear affected their psychological well-being, even if their melanoma was stage 0. Dr. Wang heard this from his patients, too. He saw an opportunity to provide streamlined information that would empower people to make the best decisions for their treatment and beyond.<\/p>\n

The book is a second edition (the first was published in 2011). \u201cI decided to update\u00a0Beating Melanoma<\/em>\u00a0because treatments have advanced so much, especially for stages III and IV,\u201d he says. \u201cAlso, after seeing patients for more than a decade, I have gained new insights.\u201d His new edition taps into other resources, too. Dr. Wang interviewed 25 world-renowned melanoma experts from top institutions, including dermatologists, geneticists, and surgical, medical and radiation oncologists. This edition also contains QR codes that take readers to video interviews with skin cancer experts discussing more complex and nuanced topics.<\/p>\n

Beating Melanoma<\/em>\u00a0has five sections, or five steps, as Dr. Wang calls them, that will take you from the consultation process to life after treatment. But he says the book can really be divided into two phases: the \u201cmad rush\u201d and \u201cthe marathon.\u201d The \u201cmad rush\u201d phase occurs with diagnosis: You\u2019re in a rush to gather all the information you need, from understanding your pathology report and prognosis to finding the right clinical experts. \u201cDuring this phase, people tend to read everything they can online, which can be confusing (and scary). And often, the information provided isn\u2019t appropriate for that individual,\u201d he explains. His book aims to simplify the info and present it in a way that allows the reader to customize it to their own stage and situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018marathon\u2019 phase comes once you go through treatment,\u201d he says. \u201cYou will inevitably have questions, doubts, concerns.\u201d The chapters in this phase include help to navigate medical follow-ups, spot new melanomas, prevent future melanomas, understand familial risk and explore the latest innovations, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and gene expression profiling (GEP) that may help someone with a higher risk of developing melanoma.<\/p>\n

A Positive Note<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Melanoma is the deadliest of the three main types of skin cancer, but its title,\u00a0Beating Melanoma,\u00a0<\/em>sends a positive message about the disease. \u201cOften, when someone has early melanoma, they will jump online and read that there is no cure for melanoma or that a lot of people die. But that\u2019s not true for someone who needs a simple excision,\u201d he says. Dr. Wang also stresses that the majority of melanomas are caught early when the five-year survival rate is as high as 99 percent. \u201cThe treatment is simple and encouraging.\u201d And for those diagnosed with a more advanced stage, there are more options now. \u201cWith the advent of new immunotherapies and medical science, we have many more tools in the arsenal to save you \u2014 and that\u2019s a very uplifting message.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Wang is equally excited to talk about\u00a0preventing<\/em>\u00a0melanoma: \u201cThe book covers topics such as how to detect all types of skin cancer early (not just melanoma) and dispels myths about sunscreen and photoprotection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cKnowledge is power,\u201d Dr. Wang explains. When someone is diagnosed with any illness, especially cancer, the natural tendency is fear, and that can leave them feeling paralyzed. \u201cBut knowledge can guide you through it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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