Cancer touches everybody s life in one way or another. But most of us know very little about how the disease works, why we treat it the way we do, and the personalities whose dedication got us where we are today. For fifty years, Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr. has been one of those key players: he has held just about every major position in the field, and he developed the first successful chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin s lymphoma, a breakthrough the American Society of Clinical Oncologists has called the top research advance in half a century of chemotherapy. As one of oncology s leading figures, DeVita knows what cancer looks like from the lab bench and the bedside. "The Death of Cancer "is his illuminating and deeply personal look at the science and the history of one of the world s most formidable diseases. In DeVita s hands, even the most complex medical concepts are comprehensible.
Cowritten with DeVita s daughter, the science writer Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn, "The Death of Cancer" is also a personal tale about the false starts and major breakthroughs, the strong-willed oncologists who clashed with conservative administrators (and one another), and the courageous patients whose willingness to test cutting-edge research helped those oncologists find potential treatments. An emotionally compelling and informative read, "The" "Death of Cancer "is also a call to arms. DeVita believes that we re well on our way to curing cancer but that there are things we need to change in order to get there. Mortality rates are declining, but America s cancer patients are still being shortchanged by timid doctors, by misguided national agendas, by compromised bureaucracies, and by a lack of access to information about the strengths and weaknesses of the nation s cancer centers.
With historical depth and authenticity, DeVita reveals the true story of the fight against cancer. "The Death of Cancer "is an ambitious, vital book about a life-and-death subject that touches us all."
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In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the lingering myths and stereotypes of bumbling dads and disciplinarian patriarchs through an in-depth and personal investigation of the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, and developmental psychologists, among others, Raeburn takes us through the various stages of fatherhood, revealing the profound physiological connections between children and their fathers, from conception through adolescence and into adulthood-and how these connections can help us become better parents ourselves.
Raeburn shows us how the role of the father is distinctly different from that of the mother, and that embracing fathers' significance in the lives of young people is something we can all benefit from. An engrossing and eye-opening book that makes a case for a new perspective on the fathers in our lives no matter what our family structure, Do Fathers Matter? will change the way we view fatherhood today.
Автор: Coltman Viccy Название: Henry Raeburn ISBN: 0748654836 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780748654833 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 22170.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) is especially well known in Scotland as the portrait painter of members of the Scottish Enlightenment. This illustrated scholarly work is devoted to the reception and reputation of Edinburgh`s premier Enlightenment portrait painter. It includes chapters that look at different aspects of Raeburn`s professional career.
Автор: David Raeburn; Mark A. Giembycz Название: Rhinitis: Immunopathology and Pharmacotherapy ISBN: 3034899378 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034899376 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 201250.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Continuing the Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy series, this volume explores the pathophysiology and therapy of rhinitis. The various causes and the types of rhinitis - such as allergic, vasomotor, and infectious - are discussed as are the treatments available (pharmacotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery).
