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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Claudia CornwallPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781442215207ISBN 10: 1442215208 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 22 March 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: In the Face of General Opinion 1: More than a curiosity 2: Palmer Beasley Discovers a Silent Epidemic 3: Harald zur Hausen Solves the Riddle of Cervical Cancer 4: Barry Marshall, Robin Warren and Helicobacter pylori 5: Paul Ewald Stalks the Stealth Infections 6: Gene Hunters Acknowledgments BibliographyReviewsPublic health measures have taught us for two centuries that the prevention of disease is ultimately far more effective than trying to cure it once it has taken hold in the body. This point is brought home in a compelling fashion in this book, which reveals that one-fifth of cancers worldwide are caused by infectious agents -- viral and bacterial -- and that these cancers can be prevented by the simple expedient of vaccination. The story of how we have learned about the infectious origins of so many human cancers is told here in an engaging and accessible fashion. -- Robert Weinberg, Ph.D., member, Whitehead Institute; director, MIT Ludwig Center for Molecular Oncology; professor of Biology, MIT Author InformationClaudia Cornwall is the author of four books including Letter from Vienna: A Daughter Uncovers Her Family’s Jewish Past, winner of the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize in British Columbia for 1996, and At the World’s Edge: Curt Lang’s Vancouver, 1937-1998, which was short-listed for the 2012 City of Vancouver Book Award. She has been published in many Canadian magazines and newspapers. A long-time contributor to Reader’s Digest, she has written a popular annual series on medical breakthroughs. She teaches writing courses at Douglas College and Simon Fraser University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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