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200 10$aShould I be tested for cancer?$b[electronic resource] $emaybe not and here's why /$fH. Gilbert Welch
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2004
215   $a1 online resource (236 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-520-23976-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index.
327   $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.
330   $aCombining 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.
606   $aCancer$vPopular works
606   $aCancer$xDiagnosis$vPopular works
606   $aMedical screening$vPopular works
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