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Autore |
Welch H. Gilbert |
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Titolo |
Should I be tested for cancer? : maybe not and here's why / / H. Gilbert Welch |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-93990-5 |
1-59734-896-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (236 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cancer |
Cancer - Diagnosis |
Medical screening |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Combining patient stories and data on common cancers, the author makes the case that testing healthy people for cancer is really a double-edged sword: tests may help, but some have little effect and are sometimes even harmful. |
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