02101nam a22003374a 4500 ebr10064736 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 030605s2004 caua sb 001 0 eng 2003012771 9780520939905 0520239768 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)60779349 RC263 .W43 2004eb 616.99/4075 21 Welch, H. Gilbert. Should I be tested for cancer? [electronic resource] : maybe not and here's why / H. Gilbert Welch. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004. x, 224 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Cancer Popular works. Cancer Diagnosis Popular works. Medical screening Popular works. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10064736 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 159894 159894