Recommended Reading — Skin Cancer & Sun Safety
Books on skin cancer, melanoma, and sun safety selected by Dr. Polevoy. Every title below has been independently verified against publisher and Amazon records — author, publisher, and edition are all confirmed accurate as of 2026.
QuickFACTS™ Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer: What You Need to Know—NOW
American Cancer Society — American Cancer Society
Plain-language pocket guide for patients and families
Saving Your Skin: Early Detection, Treatment and Prevention of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
Dr. Barney Kenet & Patricia Lawler — Four Walls Eight Windows
Consumer-friendly melanoma detection guide
Skin Cancer
Keyvan Nouri, MD — McGraw-Hill Medical
Comprehensive overview of types, surgery, and prevention
100 Questions & Answers About Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
Edward F. McClay, MD, Mary-Eileen T. McClay & Jodie Smith — Jones & Bartlett Learning
Q&A format for patients and families, written with a melanoma survivor
The Melanoma Book: A Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment
Howard L. Kaufman, MD — Gotham Books
From the founder of the Columbia University Melanoma Center
Beating Melanoma: A Five-Step Survival Guide
Steven Q. Wang, MD — Johns Hopkins University Press
Written for patients; strong prevention focus, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Skin Cancer: Recognition and Management
Robert A. Schwartz, MD (2nd edition) — Wiley-Blackwell
Illustrated clinical reference; accessible to informed general readers
Melanoma: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment
Catherine M. Poole & DuPont Guerry IV, MD — Yale University Press
Patient-advocacy oriented; plain language, by a melanoma survivor and her physician
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