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The recent startling discovery that a single gene prevents the cells in the body from becoming tumours marked a dramatic turning point in cancer research. Taking readers into the labs where researchers have determined that cancers are caused either genetically or environmentally by destroying the new found gene, CURING CANCER brings to life the race to unlock cancer's genetic code. As well as documenting the search for a cure for cancer, Waldholz profiles many of the personalities that are shaping its course, scientists such as Bert Vogelstein, who first uncovered the tumour-suppressing gene; Mary-Claire King, whose research into breast cancer is fuelled by personal passion; and Mark Skolnick, whose team found two genes that may account for 10% of all breast cancers.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139780684848020
eBay Product ID (ePID)89961501
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCuring Cancer: the Story of the Men and Women Unlocking the Secrets of Our Deadliest Illness
Publication Year1999
SubjectMedicine, Science, Biology
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael Waldholz
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height214 mm
Item Weight346 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMichael Waldholz