Good Operations - Bad Operations: The People's Medical Society's Guide to Surgery Book

No home library should be without this vital new medical reference guide from the largest consumer health organization in the country. Assembled by Charles B. Inlander, the "Ralph Nader of health care" according to U.S. News & World Report, and the staff of the People's Medical Society, here is essential information every family needs to know about more than 100 of the most common diagnostic and surgical procedures performed in the United States today - from C-section to biopsy, cataract removal to coronary bypass. Each year, more than 50 million Americans are operated on - while a debate rages over whether at least 20 percent of the costly procedures are necessary and what alternatives should be considered. Compiled in response to thousands of questions received by the People's Medical Society, Good Operations - Bad Operations offers clear, detailed information on success and failure rates of specific procedures; alternatives to surgery; controversies surrounding each procedure; common problems and questions; quick rating system for weighing the pros and cons of undergoing particular procedures; extensive glossary of terms; and more! Good Operations - Bad Operations is an important, up-to-date tool for educating health consumers and helping make easier the complicated and difficult decisions about surgery that millions of Americans and their families face.