02130nam 22005174a 450 991077834860332120230828234613.00-8018-8954-5(CKB)1000000000482247(EBL)3318291(SSID)ssj0000264228(PQKBManifestationID)11227571(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264228(PQKBWorkID)10290534(PQKB)10080374(MiAaPQ)EBC3318291(Au-PeEL)EBL3318291(CaPaEBR)ebr10188491(OCoLC)923193119(EXLCZ)99100000000048224720051118d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding cancer[electronic resource] a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment /C. Norman Coleman2nd ed.Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20061 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8018-8418-7 0-8018-8417-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]) and index.Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Diagnosis and treatment: what you can expect -- Cancer: where does it come from? -- Diagnostic tests and staging studies: gathering information -- Making decisions about treatment: how success is measured -- Weighing the long-term risks and benefits of treatment -- Conventional treatments: an overview -- Molecular targeted therapy -- Clinical research trials: what they're all about -- Clinical case studies: four patient stories -- Afterword -- Appendix A. cancer molecular biology -- Appendix B. analyzing cost-effectiveness -- Appendix C. patient's checklist.CancerPopular worksCancer616.99/4Coleman C. Norman862981MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778348603321Understanding cancer3821701UNINA