Cargando…
Should I be tested for cancer? : maybe not and here's why /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2004.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000004a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | EBOOKCENTRAL_ocm60779349 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20240329122006.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 050630s2004 caua ob 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2003012771 | ||
| 040 | |a VVN |b eng |e pn |c VVN |d OCLCQ |d EBLCP |d YDXCP |d OCLCQ |d DKDLA |d ADU |d E7B |d MHW |d OCLCQ |d OCLCF |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d NLGGC |d OCLCQ |d LOA |d AZK |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d CNNOR |d MOR |d PIFBR |d ZCU |d OCLCO |d MERUC |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d U3W |d OCLCA |d INARC |d BRL |d STF |d OCLCO |d WRM |d NRAMU |d ICG |d VT2 |d AU@ |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d WYU |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d A6Q |d DKC |d OCLCQ |d UWW |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d DEGRU |d OCLCL | ||
| 019 | |a 71016624 |a 191925498 |a 478222433 |a 614548906 |a 646721913 |a 872075551 |a 888689252 |a 960204846 |a 961650061 |a 962687295 |a 988507889 |a 991921550 |a 1037523460 |a 1037699301 |a 1038694503 |a 1045489000 |a 1055402197 |a 1062921350 |a 1076324469 |a 1081192953 |a 1087465913 | ||
| 020 | |a 1597348961 |q (electronic bk. ; |q Adobe Reader) | ||
| 020 | |a 9781597348966 |q (electronic bk. ; |q Adobe Reader) | ||
| 020 | |a 0520939905 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780520939905 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780520239760 |q (cloth ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |a 0520239768 |q (cloth ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |z 0520239768 |q (cloth ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 024 | 3 | |a 9780520239760 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000053027642 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000054713125 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBBG |b BV044080212 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a NZ1 |b 11943198 | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)60779349 |z (OCoLC)71016624 |z (OCoLC)191925498 |z (OCoLC)478222433 |z (OCoLC)614548906 |z (OCoLC)646721913 |z (OCoLC)872075551 |z (OCoLC)888689252 |z (OCoLC)960204846 |z (OCoLC)961650061 |z (OCoLC)962687295 |z (OCoLC)988507889 |z (OCoLC)991921550 |z (OCoLC)1037523460 |z (OCoLC)1037699301 |z (OCoLC)1038694503 |z (OCoLC)1045489000 |z (OCoLC)1055402197 |z (OCoLC)1062921350 |z (OCoLC)1076324469 |z (OCoLC)1081192953 |z (OCoLC)1087465913 | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a RC263 |b .W43 2004eb | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 616.99/4075 |2 21 |
| 084 | |a 44.81 |2 bcl | ||
| 049 | |a UAMI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Welch, H. Gilbert. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Should I be tested for cancer? : |b maybe not and here's why / |c H. Gilbert Welch. |
| 260 | |a Berkeley : |b University of California Press, |c ©2004. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (x, 224 pages) : |b illustrations | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a data file |2 rda | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-218) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 590 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b Ebook Central Academic Complete | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Cancer |v Popular works. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cancer |x Diagnosis |v Popular works. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Medical screening |v Popular works. | |
| 650 | 2 | |a Neoplasms | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Cancer |x Diagnostic |v Ouvrages de vulgarisation. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Dépistage (Médecine) |v Ouvrages de vulgarisation. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Cancer |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Cancer |x Diagnosis |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Medical screening |2 fast | |
| 655 | 2 | |a Popular Work | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Popular works |2 fast | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Should I be tested for cancer? (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG7mtqgmHWdfjrpfJRTd73 |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Welch, H. Gilbert. |t Should I be tested for cancer?. |d Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004 |w (DLC) 2003012771 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=227325 |z Texto completo |
| 938 | |a De Gruyter |b DEGR |n 9780520939905 | ||
| 938 | |a EBL - Ebook Library |b EBLB |n EBL227325 | ||
| 938 | |a ebrary |b EBRY |n ebr10064736 | ||
| 938 | |a Internet Archive |b INAR |n shouldibetestedf00hgil | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 2771043 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 2627063 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b IZTAP | ||