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020			_z9780520939905
020			_z0520239768 (cloth : alk. paper)
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035			_a(OCoLC)60779349
050	1	4	_aRC263 _b.W43 2004eb
082	0	4	_a616.99/4075 _221
100	1		_aWelch, H. Gilbert.
245	1	0	_aShould I be tested for cancer? _h[electronic resource] : _bmaybe not and here's why / _cH. Gilbert Welch.
260			_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _cc2004.
300			_ax, 224 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index.
505	0		_aPt. 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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aCancer _vPopular works.
650		0	_aCancer _xDiagnosis _vPopular works.
650		0	_aMedical screening _vPopular works.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10064736 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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