The Death of Cancer: After 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 cover
The Death of Cancer: After 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
by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
Description: The Death of Cancer details Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr.'s experiences over fifty years in oncology, outlining progress made and strategies needed to make cancer treatment more effective. The book presents insights into the ongoing efforts to control and potentially conquer cancer
ISBN: 9780374135607
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tokenadult · 2015-12-12 · Original thread
The submitted article is quite interesting. It is a review of the new book The Death of Cancer: After 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 by Vincent T. DeVita,[1] and includes many surprising details from the book's account of the history of cancer treatment research. We see a lot of gee-whiz submissions to Hacker News of press releases about untested "cures" for various diseases, many of which have not proven effective over the years that I have been reading Hacker News. If you are curious about how new medical research findings turn into standard medical practice--or don't--you will enjoy reading the article submitted here. I think I will read the book, as I grew up with a parent who was involved in cutting-edge medical research.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Death-Cancer-Pioneering-Winnable/d...