LEADER 02130nam 22005174a 450 001 9910778348603321 005 20230828234613.0 010 $a0-8018-8954-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482247 035 $a(EBL)3318291 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264228 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227571 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264228 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10290534 035 $a(PQKB)10080374 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3318291 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3318291 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10188491 035 $a(OCoLC)923193119 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482247 100 $a20051118d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding cancer$b[electronic resource] $ea patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment /$fC. Norman Coleman 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aBaltimore $cJohns Hopkins University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8018-8418-7 311 $a0-8018-8417-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]) and index. 327 $aForeword -- 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. 606 $aCancer$vPopular works 615 0$aCancer 676 $a616.99/4 700 $aColeman$b C. Norman$0862981 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778348603321 996 $aUnderstanding cancer$93821701 997 $aUNINA