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• Title:Understanding cancer : a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment / C. Norman Coleman.
  
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• Author/Creator:Coleman, C. Norman.
  
• Published/Created:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
  

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  • Call Number: QZ201 .C644 2006
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer--Popular works.
  
• Medical Subjects: Neoplasms--Popular Works.
  Neoplasms--therapy--Popular Works.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xvii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:In this edition, Dr. Coleman describes new treatments that target specific types of cancer as well as treatments that are designed for a particular individual. He also discusses the era of molecular medicine, including biomarkers, novel imaging, molecular signatures and profiling, and molecular-targeted therapy. Some of these therapies are only available through a clinical trial, therefore, Dr. Coleman includes a detailed discussion of what is involved in participating in research trials.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page [197]) and index.
  
• ISBN:0801884179 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  9780801884177 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  0801884187 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  9780801884184 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents: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.