The first cell and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last

A world-class oncologist delivers a devastating and deeply personal examination of cancer, offering a searing account of how both medicine and society (mis) treats cancer, how people can do better, and why they must.

Main Author: Raza, Azra (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2019
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Summary: A world-class oncologist delivers a devastating and deeply personal examination of cancer, offering a searing account of how both medicine and society (mis) treats cancer, how people can do better, and why they must.
Physical Description: xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325) and index.
ISBN: 9781541699526
1541699521
Author Notes: Azra Raza is the Chan Soon-Shiong professor of medicine and the director of the MDS Center at Columbia University. In addition to publishing widely in basic and clinical cancer research, Raza is also the coeditor of the highly acclaimed website 3QuarksDaily.com. She lives in New York City.