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Author:

DeVita, Vincent T., Jr., 1935-

Title:

The death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there / Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Sarah Crichton Books/FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

DeVita, Vincent T.,--Jr.,--1935-
Cancer--History.
Cancer--Chemotherapy.
Oncologists--United States--Biography.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth.

Notes:

Includes index.

Summary:

"The true story of the war on cancer from one of its generals In The Death of Cancer, Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr.--former director of the National Cancer Institute, former physician-in-chief at Memorial Sloan Kettering, director of the Yale Cancer Center, former president of the American Cancer Society, and developer of the first successful chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, which first demonstrated that advanced cancers of a major organ system in adults could be cured by chemotherapy--provides a personal history of one of the greatest science stories of our time, covering our fight against cancer from a man who's seen it all. But this is more than a history; it's also a work of advocacy. Despite declining mortality rates, DeVita argues, America's cancer patients are being shortchanged by timid doctors, misguided national agendas, and compromised bureaucracies. He gives readers an eye-opening look at the strengths and weaknesses of America's most prestigious cancer centers, showing how patients can use this information to their advantage. Though we're rapidly approaching total victory over cancer, he contends, we need to do more to synthesize our progress and help doctors put it into practice. This is an ambitious book about a life-or-death subject, a vital entry into the cancer literature genre. With historical depth and authenticity, DeVita brings important information to readers about what cancer is, how best to fight it, and what we still have to learn"-- Provided by publisher.
"A personal history of the war on cancer, told by the pioneering oncologist who developed the first successful chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780374714178 (e-book)
0374714177 (e-book)
0374135606 (hardback)
9780374135607 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)907295398

LCCN:

2015011104

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