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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
August 5, 2014
Pages
499
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781476739991
ISBN-10
1476739994
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.14 lbs.
Original list price
$17.00
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One Renegade Cell | The Death of Cancer | P53 | The Secret History of the War on Cancer | The Cancer Chronicles | Tripping over the Truth | The Philadelphia Chromosome | The Emperor of All Maladies | Her-2
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A âbrilliantâ (Fortune), eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward.
Over the past half century, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and so many other killers have fallen dramatically. But cancer continues to kill with abandon. In 2013, despite a four-decade âwarâ against the disease that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars, more than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly six hundred thousand will die from it.
A decade ago, Clifton Leaf, a celebrated journalist and a cancer survivor himself, began to investigate why we had made such limited progress fighting this terrifying disease. The result is a gripping narrative that reveals why the publicâs immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive yet routinely fail, and why our best hope for progressâbrilliant young scientistsâare now abandoning the search for a cure. âThrough flowing prose Leaf delivers, alongside facts and data, stories on personalities involved in research, the fascinating process of solving an unusual and highly deadly cancer in Africa, and the heartbreaking realities of cancer treatment in children today. Leafâs extensively investigated treatise will resonate with researchers and patients frustrated by the bureaucratic woes he delineates. Public policy makers, grant reviewers, and pharmaceutical researchers alike must consider Leafâs indictment and proposed solutionsâ (Publishers Weekly). The Truth in Small Doses is that rare tale that will both outrage readers and inspire conversation and change.
Over the past half century, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and so many other killers have fallen dramatically. But cancer continues to kill with abandon. In 2013, despite a four-decade âwarâ against the disease that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars, more than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly six hundred thousand will die from it.
A decade ago, Clifton Leaf, a celebrated journalist and a cancer survivor himself, began to investigate why we had made such limited progress fighting this terrifying disease. The result is a gripping narrative that reveals why the publicâs immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive yet routinely fail, and why our best hope for progressâbrilliant young scientistsâare now abandoning the search for a cure. âThrough flowing prose Leaf delivers, alongside facts and data, stories on personalities involved in research, the fascinating process of solving an unusual and highly deadly cancer in Africa, and the heartbreaking realities of cancer treatment in children today. Leafâs extensively investigated treatise will resonate with researchers and patients frustrated by the bureaucratic woes he delineates. Public policy makers, grant reviewers, and pharmaceutical researchers alike must consider Leafâs indictment and proposed solutionsâ (Publishers Weekly). The Truth in Small Doses is that rare tale that will both outrage readers and inspire conversation and change.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Simon & Schuster (July 16, 2013)
9781476739984 | details & prices | 499 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $27.00
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (August 5, 2014)
9781476739991 | details & prices | 499 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.14 lbs | List price $17.00
About: A âbrilliantâ (Fortune), eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward.
About: A âbrilliantâ (Fortune), eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward.
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