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_aDeVita, Vincent T. _c, Jr _d(1935 -) |
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_aThe death of cancer : _bafter fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable - and how we can get there _c/ Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn. |
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_aNew York _b: Sarah Crichton Books _c, 2015 |
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_a324 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm |
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| 500 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 303-306) and index. | ||
| 504 | _aIntroduction -- Outrageous fortune -- The chemotherapists -- MOMP --MOPP -- The war on cancer -- Boots on the ground -- Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute -- Frances Kelsey syndrome -- Where rubber meets the road -- The death of cancer -- Outrageous fortune part II. | ||
| 520 | _aThe true story of the war on cancer from one of its generals In The Death of Cancer, Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr. - former director of the National Cancer Institute, former physician-in-chief at Memorial Sloan Kettering, director of the Yale Cancer Center, former president of the American Cancer Society, and developer of the first successful chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, which first demonstrated that advanced cancers of a major organ system in adults could be cured by chemotherapy - provides a personal history of one of the greatest science stories of our time, covering our fight against cancer from a man who's seen it all. But this is more than a history; it's also a work of advocacy. Despite declining mortality rates, DeVita argues, America's cancer patients are being shortchanged by timid doctors, misguided national agendas, and compromised bureaucracies. He gives readers an eye-opening look at the strengths and weaknesses of America's most prestigious cancer centers, showing how patients can use this information to their advantage. Though we're rapidly approaching total victory over cancer, he contends, we need to do more to synthesize our progress and help doctors put it into practice. This is an ambitious book about a life-or-death subject, a vital entry into the cancer literature genre. With historical depth and authenticity, DeVita brings important information to readers about what cancer is, how best to fight it, and what we still have to learn. | ||
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_aOncologists _z-United States _v--Biography |
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