.

0 (hodnocen0 x )

EB

ONLINE

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004

1 online resource (x, 224 p.) : ill

ISBN 0520239768 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780520939905

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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

001684660

full

(Au-PeEL)EBL227325

(CaPaEBR)ebr10064736

(MiAaPQ)EBC227325

(OCoLC)60779349