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Curing cancer : the story of the men and women unlocking the secrets of our deadliest illness / Michael Waldholz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waldholz, Michael, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--Genetic aspects--Research--United States.
- Cancer.
- Cancer--Genetic aspects--Research.
- United States.
- Cancer--Genetic aspects.
- Cancer--Popular works.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [1997]
- Summary:
- A recent explosion of gene discoveries is radically changing our understanding of cancer, bringing new hopes for an eventual cure. For the first time, scientists are beginning to answer the question, What causes cancer? In Curing Cancer, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Waldholz reports from the frontiers of this ground-breaking research, bringing us the fascinating story of the men and women who hunt for cancer cures. Among these scientists are Bert Vogelstein, the brilliant researcher whose Baltimore lab discovered the "tumor-suppressing" power of the p53 gene, advancing the theory that cancer first arises in a single cell and grows unchecked when "guardian" genes such as p53 are somehow damaged. Personal passion fuels the work of Mary-Claire King, a crusading scientist whose conviction that cancers are inherited changed the direction of breast cancer research. Mark Skolnick's Salt Lake City lab found the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that may account for one of every ten breast cancers and that may point the way to further discoveries in early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Curing Cancer takes us behind the scenes with the scientific detectives uncovering cancer-causing genes. At the same time, it shows the real-life impact these new insights about genes are already having on people.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-304) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0684811251
- OCLC:
- 37281846
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