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Author
Publisher
Taurus
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
702 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"En que punto nos encontramos en nuestra batalla contra el cáncer y cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí? De que forma ha ido cambiando nuestra imagen de esta enfermedad y como ha influido esa evolución en la propia trayectoria del mal? Estamos ganando o perdiendo la guerra contra el cáncer? Esta magistral obra, ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, responde a estas preguntas partiendo de una reciente consideración: el cáncer no es sólo un fenómeno médico....
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
A "biography" of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. A combination of medical history, cutting-edge science, and narrative journalism that transforms the listener's understanding of cancer and much of the world around them. The author provides a glimpse into the future of cancer treatments and offers a bold new perspective on the way doctors, scientists, philosophers, and lay people have observed and understood...
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