A world without cancer the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention
A report on how politics, ambition, and profits are obstructing advances in the war on cancer outlines a call for change that explains how most funding is being used to promote companies and individuals at the expense of cancer prevention programs.
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Rodale,
c2012.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Cuomo, Margaret I. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A world without cancer : |b the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention / |c Margaret I. Cuomo. |
| 260 | |a New York, NY : |b Rodale, |c c2012. | ||
| 300 | |a xix, 284 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Honoring a commitment -- Understanding cancer -- The promise and limits of cancer screening -- Cut, poison, and burn: a look at today's treatment options -- What the market will bear -- Paying more, settling for less -- Cancer's collateral damage -- Shifting the research approach -- The promise of prevention -- Cancer-proofing the environment -- Ending the scourge of tobacco -- Fighting cancer with nutrition and physical activity -- The power of vitamin D -- Can pills prevent cancer? -- On the cutting edge of science -- Final word: from imagination to transformation. | |
| 520 | |a A report on how politics, ambition, and profits are obstructing advances in the war on cancer outlines a call for change that explains how most funding is being used to promote companies and individuals at the expense of cancer prevention programs. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Cancer |x Prevention. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Medicine, Preventive. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cancer |x Nutritional aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Physical fitness. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Juszyns, Genevieve tribute. | |
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