01882nam a22003254a 4500 ebr10188491 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 051118s2006 mdua sb 001 0beng 2005033961 0801884179 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801884187 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)232160450 RC263 .C64 2006eb 616.99/4 22 Coleman, C. Norman. Understanding cancer [electronic resource] : a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment / C. Norman Coleman. 2nd ed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. xvii, 206 p. : ill. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Cancer Popular works. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188491 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 148631 148631