Authors

  1. Pullen, Richard L. Jr. EdD, RN
  2. Whitehead, Ruth O. MSN, RN, PNP
  3. Pastwa, Phyllis L. MSN, RN

Abstract

Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of malignancy in the United States, with one in five Americans developing some form in their lifetime. Malignant melanoma has the highest probability of metastasis, making it the most deadly type of skin cancer. We give you the information you need to care for a patient with this disease.