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LEADER: 01905cam a22002894a 4500
001 2003012771
003 DLC
005 20050428115649.0
008 030605s2004 caua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2003012771
020 $a0520239768 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRC263$b.W43 2004
082 00 $a616.99/4075$221
100 1 $aWelch, H. Gilbert.
245 10 $aShould I be tested for cancer? :$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.
650 0 $aCancer$vPopular works.
650 0 $aCancer$xDiagnosis$vPopular works.
650 0 $aMedical screening$vPopular works.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/2003012771.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal042/2003012771.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003012771.html