The Truth in Small Doses : : why We're Losing the war on Cancer-And how to win it
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pt. 1. The burden : Counting ; The truth in small doses ; A war of attrition ; The soldier -- pt. 2. The myth of the magic bullet : The little orange pill ; Missing the target ; Preemption -- pt. 3. The cancer culture : The wrong bill ; The "door" question ; Publish and perish ; Deadly caution ; Zero to ninety ; Fossils ; The one-eyed surgeon -- pt. 4. The way forward : Matterhorn.
A decade ago Leaf, a cancer survivor himself, began to investigate why we had made such limited progress fighting this terrifying disease. The result is a gripping narrative that reveals why the public's immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive yet routinely fail, and why our best hope for progress-- brilliant young scientists-- are now abandoning the search for a cure.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: viii, 499 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781476739984 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1476739986 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781476739991 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1476739994 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SUBJECTS
Neoplasms -- drug therapy -- Popular Works.
Antineoplastic Agents -- economics -- Popular Works.
Drug Discovery -- history -- Popular Works.
History, 20th Century -- Popular Works.
Neoplasms -- mortality -- Popular Works.
Cancer -- Chemotherapy.
Cancer -- Treatment.