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A fatal inheritance how a family misfortune revealed a deadly medical mystery

"Weaving his own moving family story with this sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller"--

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Main Author:	Ingrassia, Lawrence (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	p53 antioncogene > Popular works. p53 antioncogene > Patients > United States > Popular works. p53 antioncogene > Patients > United States > Biography. Cancer > Genetic aspects > Research > History > Popular works. Fraumeni, Joseph F. Li, Frederick P. Ingrassia, Lawrence. Ingrassia, Lawrence > Family. Autobiographies.
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Summary:	"Weaving his own moving family story with this sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller"--
Physical Description:	306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781250837226 1250837227
Author Notes:	Lawrence Ingrassia is a former business and economics editor and deputy managing editor at the New York Times , having previously spent twenty-five years at the Wall Street Journal , as Boston bureau chief, London bureau chief, money and investing editor, and assistant managing editor. He also served as managing editor of the Los Angeles Times . The coverage he directed won five Pulitzer Prizes as well as Gerald Loeb Awards and George Polk Awards. His first book, Billion Dollar Brand Club , chronicles the rise of popular direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands and was shortlisted for several best business book awards for 2020. His book, A Fatal Inheritance , narrates the tale of a team of dedicated researchers who solved the medical mystery behind seemingly unrelated cancers devastating his and other families. He lives in the Seattle area.