A world without cancer : the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention
Cuomo, Margaret I.2012
Book
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.
Main title:
A world without cancer : the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention / Margaret I. Cuomo.
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Rodale, c2012.
Collation:
xix, 284 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
1609618858 (hbk alk paper)9781609618858 (hbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
616.99405616.994
LC class:
RC268
Language:
English
BRN:
185822
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Health | HEALTH 616.994 CUOM | Available |