| Description |
xix, 284 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-275) and index. |
| Contents |
Honoring a commitment -- Understanding cancer -- The promise and limits of cancer screening -- Cut, poison, and burn: a look at today's treatment options -- What the market will bear -- Paying more, settling for less -- Cancer's collateral damage -- Shifting the research approach -- The promise of prevention -- Cancer-proofing the environment -- Ending the scourge of tobacco -- Fighting cancer with nutrition and physical activity -- The power of vitamin D -- Can pills prevent cancer? -- On the cutting edge of science -- Final word: from imagination to transformation. |
| Summary |
A report on how politics, ambition, and profits are obstructing advances in the war on cancer outlines a call for change that explains how most funding is being used to promote companies and individuals at the expense of cancer prevention programs. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Prevention.
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Medicine, Preventive.
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Cancer -- Nutritional aspects.
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Physical fitness.
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| ISBN |
9781609618858 hardback alkaline paper |
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1609618858 hardback alkaline paper |
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