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Adam Wishart
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Grove Pr
Publication date
February 3, 2007
Pages
288
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780802118400
ISBN-10
0802118402
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$24.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A journalistic perspective on cancer by the son of a cancer patient pairs the story of his father's treatment with a two-hundred-year history of the disease, from the scientific discoveries of the eighteenth century to the research efforts throughout the world that have significantly extended the lives of patients.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
When his father contracted cancer, writer and documentary director Adam Wishart wanted to find a book that answered his most basic questions: What was the disease, how did it take hold and what did it mean? What is it about cancerâs biology that makes it hard to eradicate? How close are we to a cure? There was no such book, so Wishart wrote it. Here is his personal, journalistic take on the history of cancer and the encouraging story of scienceâs progress in changing the outlook on cancer from a disease that we die from to one that we live with. Where the mere use of the Âcâ word used to be enough to terrify people, now that attitude is about to change, as genetics and effective treatments become better understood. One in three of us will contract cancer in our life times; uniquely comprehensive and, amazingly enough, optimistic, this book will help us to understand the disease without fear.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Grove Pr (February 3, 2007)
9780802118400 | details & prices | 288 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $24.00
About: A history of cancer covers the scientific discoveries of the eighteenth century and the modern worldwide research efforts to treat and cure the disease, while offering the author's own experience as the son of a cancer patient.
About: A history of cancer covers the scientific discoveries of the eighteenth century and the modern worldwide research efforts to treat and cure the disease, while offering the author's own experience as the son of a cancer patient.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Grove Pr (January 21, 2008)
9780802143488 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $14.00
About: A journalistic perspective on cancer by the son of a cancer patient pairs the story of his father's treatment with a two-hundred-year history of the disease, from the scientific discoveries of the eighteenth century to the research efforts throughout the world that have significantly extended the lives of patients.
About: A journalistic perspective on cancer by the son of a cancer patient pairs the story of his father's treatment with a two-hundred-year history of the disease, from the scientific discoveries of the eighteenth century to the research efforts throughout the world that have significantly extended the lives of patients.
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