Should I be tested for cancer? (Record no. 55985)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ebr10064736 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CaPaEBR |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 030605s2004 caua sb 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid LC control number | 2003012771 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780520939905 |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 0520239768 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CaPaEBR |
| Transcribing agency | CaPaEBR |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)646721913 |
| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RC263 |
| Item number | .W43 2004eb |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 616.99/4075 |
| Edition number | 21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Welch, H. Gilbert. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Should I be tested for cancer? |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | maybe not and here's why / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | H. Gilbert Welch. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Berkeley : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | University of California Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 224 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. |
| Place of reproduction | Palo Alto, Calif. : |
| Agency responsible for reproduction | ebrary, |
| Date of reproduction | 2009. |
| Note about reproduction | Available via World Wide Web. |
| -- | Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Cancer |
| Form subdivision | Popular works. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Cancer |
| General subdivision | Diagnosis |
| Form subdivision | Popular works. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medical screening |
| Form subdivision | Popular works. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ebrary, Inc. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10064736 |
| Public note | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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