01882nam a22003254a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004000112020003500152040002100187035002100208050002300229082001700252100002400269245013000293250001200423260005600435300002500491504006200516505060800578533015201186650002701338655002901365710001701394856012601411999001901537ebr10188491CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||051118s2006    mdua    sb    001 0beng    z  2005033961  z0801884179 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z0801884187 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)23216045014aRC263b.C64 2006eb04a616.99/42221 aColeman, C. Norman.10aUnderstanding cancerh[electronic resource] :ba patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment /cC. Norman Coleman.  a2nd ed.  aBaltimore :bJohns Hopkins University Press,c2006.  axvii, 206 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]) and index.0 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aCancervPopular works. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188491zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c235559d235559