Title:
Cancerland : a medical memoir / David Scadden, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard University with Michael D'Antonio.
ISBN:
9781250092755
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2018.
©2018
Physical Description:
308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Dawn of the biological age -- Seeing cancer -- Cancerland -- Chemicals in conversation -- Stem cells and a renewable you -- Snuppy the hound and iPSCs -- Provoking a response -- Gene hacking -- From gory to glory -- Postscript: Science in the future tense.
Summary:
"By exploring the science of cancer, the promising new therapies, and remarkable drugs, Dr. Scadden humanizes it, reveals that progress toward a cure is real--if fitful--and assures those with cancer that they never walk alone"--Dust jacket flap.
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OCLC Number:
on1027731971
Availability:
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