A world without cancer : the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention / Margaret I. Cuomo.
By: Cuomo, Margaret I.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Rodale, c2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xix, 284 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781609618858 (hbk. : alk. paper); 1609618858 (hbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Cancer -- Prevention | Medicine, Preventive | Cancer -- Nutritional aspects | Physical fitnessDDC classification: 616.99/405Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 616.99 C92 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003133477 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Honoring a commitment -- Understanding cancer -- The promise and limits of 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 -- Making prevention a priority -- 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.
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.
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