Why Millions Survive Cancer: The Successes of Science

by Lauren Pecorino

Book Overview

Today, more than 12 million cancer survivors just in the United States alone are alive as a result of the extraordinary advances in science and medicine. In Why Millions Survive Cancer, Lauren Pecorino illuminates this enormous and recent progress in fighting cancer, painting an intriguing portrait of scientific breakthroughs, the leading scientists behind these key discoveries, and the steps that we can all take to reduce our exposure to cancer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199580553
• ISBN13: 9780199580552
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"