Bibliograph

A world without cancer, the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention, Margaret I. Cuomo

Type

Label

A world without cancer, the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention, Margaret I. Cuomo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A world without cancer

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

761850077

Responsibility statement

Margaret I. Cuomo

Sub title

the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention

Summary

A report on how politics, ambition, and profits are obstructing advances in the war on cancer outlines a call for change that explains how most funding is being used to promote companies and individuals at the expense of cancer prevention programs

Table Of Contents

Honoring a commitment -- Understanding cancer -- The promise and limits of screening -- Cut, poison, and burn: a look at today's treatment options -- What the market will bear -- Paying more, settling for less -- Cancer's collateral damage -- Shifting the research approach -- Making prevention a priority -- Cancer-proofing the environment -- Ending the scourge of tobacco -- Fighting cancer with nutrition and physical activity -- The power of vitamin D -- Can pills prevent cancer? -- On the cutting edge of science -- Final word: from imagination to transformation

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