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200 10$aWhy millions survive cancer$b[electronic resource] $ethe successes of science /$fLauren Pecorino
210   $aOxford [England] ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2011
215   $a1 online resource (242 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-197) and index.
327   $aCover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLATES; 1. Introduction to the good news; 2. What is cancer?; 3. Carcinogens: how they work and our defense against them; 4. All we had to do was quit; 5. Too much of a good thing; 6. The great escape; 7. You are what you eat (and do); 8. A fairy tale: finding the cure to leukemia; 9. Cancer screening works!; 10. Let's talk about it; 11. How to starve a tumor; 12. A vaccine against cervical cancer; 13. A fit like a glove; 14. Where do we go from here?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY; A; B; C; D; G; I; K; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; INDEX
327   $aAB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
330   $aThe enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medicine. Using scientific evidence from world cancer experts, Lauren Pecorino helps us understand the biology of cancer, the recent trends in cancer progress, and the rationale behind new cancer treatments. With recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce some of the risks of getting ca
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