Understanding cancer a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment /

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Hlavní autor: Coleman, C. Norman
Korporativní autor: ebrary, Inc
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Vydání:2nd ed.
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Obsah:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Diagnosis and treatment: what you can expect
  • Cancer: where does it come from?
  • Diagnostic tests and staging studies: gathering information
  • Making decisions about treatment: how success is measured
  • Weighing the long-term risks and benefits of treatment
  • Conventional treatments: an overview
  • Molecular targeted therapy
  • Clinical research trials: what they're all about
  • Clinical case studies: four patient stories
  • Afterword
  • Appendix A. cancer molecular biology
  • Appendix B. analyzing cost-effectiveness
  • Appendix C. patient's checklist.