CANCER SCREENING THEORY AND PRACTICE (HB 1999)

ISBN 10: 082470200X / ISBN 13: 9780824702007

Verlag: CRC Press, 1999

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This useful reference provides solid knowledge of the risks and benefits associated with the cancer screening process, assesses abnormal results and therapeutic outcomes, and facilitates the communication of these issues to patients.
Describes screening tests from individual, health care, ethical, legal, and regulatory perpectives!
Gathering insights from over 35 international experts in the field, Cancer Screening

details the screening procedures available for a wide variety of cancers

offers a practical approach to screening implementation for a number of cancer sites

discusses the explicit methodology of judging screening tests

reports screening recommendations from various organizations

analyzes the strengths and hazards of current screening procedures as well as the quality of supporting evidence

appraises the utility of screening tests versus other health care strategies

presents a basis for judging future screening technologies such as genetic testing

and more!
Including over 1300 references, tables, and figures, Cancer Screening is an indispensable guide for basic and clinical oncologists, internists and family practitioners, gynecologists, public health physicians, health policy specialists, health economists, health educators, prevention and early detection advocates, epidemiologists, biometricians, statisticians, and medical school and graduate students in these disciplines.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Barnett S. Kramer (Edited by) , John K. Gohagan (National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA) (Edited by) , Philip C. Prorok (National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA) (Edited by)

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Titel: CANCER SCREENING THEORY AND PRACTICE (HB ...
Verlag: CRC Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New