Should I be tested for cancer? (Record no. 48238)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02099nam a22003374a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 616.99/4075 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Welch, H. Gilbert. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Should I be tested for cancer? |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Berkeley : |
| Name of publisher | University of California Press, |
| Year of publication | c2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 224 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Cancer |
| Topical Term | Cancer |
| Topical Term | Medical screening |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10064736 |
No items available.