Coleman, C. Norman. <br/><br/>
Understanding cancer :  a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment / 
C. Norman Coleman. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2006. 
 - p. cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801884179 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801884187 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005033961 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cancer--Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC263  / .C64 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.99/4