Should I be tested for cancer? maybe not and here's why /
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Should I be tested for cancer? |h [electronic resource] : |b maybe not and here's why / |c H. Gilbert Welch. |
| 260 | |a Berkeley : |b University of California Press, |c c2004. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 224 p. : |b ill. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Pt. I. Problems you should know about. -- It is unlikely that you will benefit -- You may have a "cancer scare" and face an endless cycle of testing -- You may receive unnecessary treatment -- You may find a cancer you would rather not know about -- Your pathologist may say it's cancer, while others say it's not -- Your doctor may get distracted from other issues that are more important to you -- Pt. II. Becoming a better-educated consumer -- Understand the culture of medicine (and why we are pushed to test) -- Understand the statistics of cancer (and why five-year survival is the world's most misleading number -- Understand the limits to research; even genetic research (and why it is hard to be sure there really are benefits to screening -- Develop a strategy that works for you. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Medical screening |v Popular works. | |
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