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Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter 1: Shared Decision Making; References; Chapter 2: Decision Aids; References; Chapter 3: Towards a Universal Decision Aid; Benefits from Reducing Blood Serum Cholesterol; Absolute vs Relative Risks; Acceptable Individual Risks; References; Chapter 4: Involving the Patient in Decision Making; The Abyss of Uncertainty; Sensible Assessments Made Easy; A Patient-Centered Approach; Chapter 5: BRCTs; Part II: Case Studies: Health Benefits and Risks; Chapter 6: Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms
A. Key Questions B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms; Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening; Frequency of False Positives in Abnormal Mammograms; Unnecessary Treatment as a Result of Mammograms; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 7: Colon Cancer Screening with Colonoscopy; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs: Colon Cancer Screening with Colonoscopy; Effectiveness of Colonoscopies in Preventing Colon Cancer Death; Major Complications from Colonoscopies; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 8: Prostate Cancer Screening; A. Key Questions
B. Risks and Benefits of Prostate ScreeningBRCTs:Prostate Cancer Screening; Benefits from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation; Risks of Impotence Resulting from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation of the Prostate Gland; Risks of Incontinence Resulting from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation of the Prostate Gland; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 9: Screening for Lung Cancer with Spiral CT; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Screening for Lung Cancer with Spiral CT; Lung Cancer Deaths Averted with Annual Spiral CT Scanning; Harm of Yearly Spiral CT Scans for Lung Cancer
C. DiscussionReferences; Chapter 10: Health Effects of Smoking; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Health Effects of Smoking; Additional Risks of Death from Many Causes Attributed to Smoking; The British Doctors Study; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 11: Exercise Stress Tests; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Exercise Stress Tests; Effectiveness of Stress Tests in Preventing Significant Heart Disease in Asymptomatic People; Risks from Stress Testing; Correlation between Normal Stress Test Results and the Absence of Significant Heart Disease; C. Discussion
A. Key Questions B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms; Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening; Frequency of False Positives in Abnormal Mammograms; Unnecessary Treatment as a Result of Mammograms; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 7: Colon Cancer Screening with Colonoscopy; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs: Colon Cancer Screening with Colonoscopy; Effectiveness of Colonoscopies in Preventing Colon Cancer Death; Major Complications from Colonoscopies; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 8: Prostate Cancer Screening; A. Key Questions
B. Risks and Benefits of Prostate ScreeningBRCTs:Prostate Cancer Screening; Benefits from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation; Risks of Impotence Resulting from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation of the Prostate Gland; Risks of Incontinence Resulting from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation of the Prostate Gland; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 9: Screening for Lung Cancer with Spiral CT; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Screening for Lung Cancer with Spiral CT; Lung Cancer Deaths Averted with Annual Spiral CT Scanning; Harm of Yearly Spiral CT Scans for Lung Cancer
C. DiscussionReferences; Chapter 10: Health Effects of Smoking; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Health Effects of Smoking; Additional Risks of Death from Many Causes Attributed to Smoking; The British Doctors Study; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 11: Exercise Stress Tests; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Exercise Stress Tests; Effectiveness of Stress Tests in Preventing Significant Heart Disease in Asymptomatic People; Risks from Stress Testing; Correlation between Normal Stress Test Results and the Absence of Significant Heart Disease; C. Discussion