Why Millions Survive Cancer
The successes of science
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Ailments & Diseases, Cancer, Medical, Science & Nature, Science
| Author: | Lauren Pecorino | ISBN: | 9780191620270 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | July 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lauren Pecorino |
| ISBN: | 9780191620270 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | July 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medicine. Using scientific evidence from world cancer experts, Lauren Pecorino helps us understand the biology of cancer, the recent trends in cancer progress, and the rationale behind new cancer treatments. With recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce some of the risks of getting cancer, Pecorino looks to the future in our battle with this disease.
The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medicine. Using scientific evidence from world cancer experts, Lauren Pecorino helps us understand the biology of cancer, the recent trends in cancer progress, and the rationale behind new cancer treatments. With recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce some of the risks of getting cancer, Pecorino looks to the future in our battle with this disease.
