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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. ;
_c23 cm.
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.
529 _aTSLHHL
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2009.
_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
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_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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