TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coleman,C.Norman
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Understanding cancer: a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment 
AV  - RC263 .C64 2006eb
U1  - 616.99/4 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10188491
ER  -