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23%OFFGeorge Johnson - The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery - 9780099556053 - V9780099556053
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The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery

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Description for The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery Paperback. Illuminates the human experience with elegiac grace, bearing witness to the punishing gauntlet of consultations, surgeries, targeted therapies and other treatments. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MJCL; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.

When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science-writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is that a revolution is now under way – an explosion of new ideas about what cancer really is and where it comes from.

He combs through the realms of epidemiology, clinical trials, laboratory experiments and scientific hypotheses, to reveal what we know and don’t know about cancer, showing why a cure remains such a slippery concept. ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099556053
SKU
V9780099556053
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About George Johnson
GEORGE JOHNSON writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic, Slate, Discover, Scientific American, Wired, and The Atlantic, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and ... Read more

Reviews for The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery
Rich and sweeping...this is a book for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer, which is just about everyone
Barbara Ehrenreich Compact, elegant...gripping... Everyone who is concerned about cancer – that is every thinking adult ... Read more

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