Cancer screening : theory and practice
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Cancer screening : theory and practice
（Basic and clinical oncology, 18）
Marcel Dekker, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Background
History, Sam Shapiro
Heroic Myths and Probability: Confronting the Limits of Screening, Edward S. Golub
Basic Principles of Screening
Screening Theory and Study Design: The Basics, Philip C. Prorok, Barnett S. Kramer, and John K. Gohagan
Decision-Making About Screening: Individual and Policy Levels, Russell Harris
Regulation of Medical Devices by the Food and Drug Administration with Emphasis on In Vitro Diagnostic Devices, Peter E. Maxim and Steven I. Gutman
Ethics and Consent, Douglas L. Weed
Screening for Specific Cancers
Breast Cancer, S. M. Moss
Bladder Cancer, Paul F. Schellhammer and Richard Moriarty
Cervix Cancer, Anthony B. Miller
Colorectal Cancer, Jack Cuzick
Head and Neck Cancer, Scott M. Lippman, Anita L. Sabichi, and Jack L. Gluckman
Liver Cancer, Robert S. Brown, Jr., and Bruce F. Scharschmidt
Lung Cancer, William C. Black
Melanoma, Howard K. Koh, Alan C. Geller, and Robert A. Lew
Neuroblastoma, Isra G. Levy, Geoffrey E. Dougherty, Gerry B. Hill, William G. Woods, and Mark L. Bernstein
Ovarian Cancer, Vicki L. Seltzer
Pancreatic Cancer, Ralph H. Hruban, Charles J. Yeo, and Scott E. Kern
Prostate Cancer, Fritz H. Schroeder
Gastric Cancer, D. Maxwell Parkin and Paola Pisani
Endometrial Cancer, Joan L. Walker and Evelyn Rosas Nunez
Into the Future
New Screening Technologies, John K. Gohagan, Sudhir Srivastava, Susan C. Rossi, and William C. Black
Genetic Inheritance of Cancer Risk: Applications to Cancer Screening, Emily L. Harris
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