| Description |
1 online resource (x, 224 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
Combining patient stories and data on common cancers, the author makes the case that testing healthy people for cancer is really a double-edged sword: tests may help, but some have little effect and are sometimes even harmful |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-218) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Popular works.
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Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Popular works
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Medical screening -- Popular works
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Neoplasms
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MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery.
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Cancer
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Cancer -- Diagnosis
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Medical screening
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003012771 |
| ISBN |
1597348961 |
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9781597348966 |
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0520939905 |
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9780520939905 |
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9780520239760 |
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0520239768 |
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