Malignant [electronic resource] : how cancer becomes us / S. Lochlann Jain.
by
 
Jain, Sarah S. Lochlann, 1967-

ISBN
: 
9780520956827

Title
: 
Malignant [electronic resource] : how cancer becomes us / S. Lochlann Jain.

Author
: 
Jain, Sarah S. Lochlann, 1967-

Personal Author
: 
Jain, Sarah S. Lochlann, 1967-

Publication Information
: 
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.

Physical Description
: 
1 online resource (290 pages)

Contents
: 
Introduction: We Just Don't Know It Yet; 1. Living in Prognosis: The Firing Squad of Statistics; 2. Poker Face: Gaming a Lifespan; 3. Cancer Butch: Trip Up the Fast Lane; 4. Lost Chance: Medical Mistakes; 5. The Mortality Effect: The Future in Cancer Trials; 6. Inconceivable: Where IVF Goes Bad; 7. Can Sir: What Screening Doesn't Do; 8. Fallout: Minuets in the Key of Fear; 9. Rubble: Bakelite Bodies; Conclusion: Shameless; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index.

Local Note
: 
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Subject Term
: 
Cancer -- Government policy -- United States.
 
Cancer -- Research -- United States.
 
Cancer -- Risk factors -- Government policy -- United States.
 
Carcinogens -- Government policy -- United States.

Format
: 
Electronic Resources

Electronic Access
: 
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Publication Date
: 
2013

Publication Information
: 
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.


Shelf NumberMaterial TypeCopyShelf LocationStatus
362.196994 231:E-BOOK11:ONLINEAvailable for online access and/or download