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Why Millions Survive Cancer : the Successes of Science /
The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medicine. Using scientific evidence from world cancer experts, Lauren Pecorino helps us understand the biology of cancer, the recent trends in cancer progress, and the rationale behind new cancer treatments. With recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce some of the risks of getting cancer, Pecorino looks to the future in our battle with this disease. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 223 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191617881 0191617881 1280593415 9781280593413 9780199658756 0199658757 9786613623249 6613623245 0191620270 9780191620270 |