The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Autor Devra Davisen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 feb 2009
Why
has
the
“War
on
Cancer”
languished,
focusing
mainly
on
finding
and
treating
the
disease
and
downplaying
the
need
to
control
and
combat
cancer's
basic
causes—tobacco,
the
workplace,
radiation,
and
the
general
environment?
This
war
has
targeted
the
wrong
enemies
with
the
wrong
weapons,
failing
to
address
well-known
cancer
causes.
As
epidemiologist
Devra
Davis
shows
in
this
superbly
researched
exposé,
this
is
no
accident.
The
War
on
Cancer
has
followed
the
commercial
interests
of
industries
that
generated
a
host
of
cancer-causing
materials
and
products.
This
is
the
gripping
story
of
a
major
public
health
effort
diverted
and
distorted
for
private
gain
that
is
being
reclaimed
through
efforts
to
green
health
care
and
the
environment.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465015689
ISBN-10: 0465015689
Pagini: 560
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 0465015689
Pagini: 560
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Notă biografică
Devra
Davis,
PhD,
MPH,
directs
Pittsburgh's
Center
for
Environmental
Oncology
and
is
Professor
of
Epidemiology
at
the
University
of
Pittsburgh.
Contributor
to
the
Nobel
Peace
Prize
of
2007,
she
was
founding
director
of
the
Board
on
Environmental
Studies
at
the
National
Academy
of
Science
and
presidential
appointee
to
the
Chemical
Safety
and
Hazard
Investigation
Board.
She
is
the
acclaimed
author
ofWhen
Smoke
Ran
Like
Water,
Finalist
for
the
National
Book
Award.
She
lives
in
Washington,
D.C.,
and
Jackson
Hole,
Wyoming.
www.DevraDavis.com
Recenzii
The
Times
(Higher
Education
Supplement)
“The Secret History of the War on Cancerreflects the complex interaction of science, politics and society in the 20th century. I am left wondering how it will change in the 21st.”
Toronto Globe & Mail
“Easily the most important science book of the year.... Each and every chapter in this book offers an uncomfortable revelation.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Davis is excellent at following the money and fearless about naming names.... With this work, Devra Davis has permanently reframed the ‘war.' It should be required reading for those with cancer histories in their families. In other words, just about all of us.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer / Best 20 Books of 2007
“This searing book from a University of Pittsburgh epidemiologist lays out 35 years of medical greed and cowardice that left millions of Americans vulnerable to environmental and occupational cancer deaths. Countless political books attempt to influence the electorate, but this one stands out from the pack, demonstrating why money changes everything.”
“The Secret History of the War on Cancerreflects the complex interaction of science, politics and society in the 20th century. I am left wondering how it will change in the 21st.”
Toronto Globe & Mail
“Easily the most important science book of the year.... Each and every chapter in this book offers an uncomfortable revelation.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Davis is excellent at following the money and fearless about naming names.... With this work, Devra Davis has permanently reframed the ‘war.' It should be required reading for those with cancer histories in their families. In other words, just about all of us.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer / Best 20 Books of 2007
“This searing book from a University of Pittsburgh epidemiologist lays out 35 years of medical greed and cowardice that left millions of Americans vulnerable to environmental and occupational cancer deaths. Countless political books attempt to influence the electorate, but this one stands out from the pack, demonstrating why money changes everything.”
Washington
Post
“Davis put it together in a way that illuminates the underbelly of medical research."
O magazine
"In her devastating, 20-years-in-the-making expose...Devra Davis... shows how cancer researchers, bankrolled by petrochemical and pharmaceutical companies, among others, collude in 'the science of doubt promotion.'...Davis diagnoses two of the most lethal diseases of modern society: secrecy and self-interest. This book is a dramatic plea for a cure."
Discover
“Davis's new book,The Secret History of the War on Cancer, is a wake-up call for all those who have accepted the poisons of our age of plenty without a blink.”
Lancet Oncology
“A feisty and highly accessible writer, Davis lays her cards on the table...a rattling good read and raises vital issues that remain relevant today.”
Bookliststarred review
&ldquoSeveral big ACS [American Cancer Society] contributors, are heavily invested in keeping the public from becoming fully informed of the risks of myriad chemicals to which we and our children are exposed.... Money, it seems, trumps all. Treatment and cures are hefty profit generators, and it's expensive to change or eliminate the use of potentially toxic chemicals.... Kudos to Davis for stepping up to the plate.”
“Davis put it together in a way that illuminates the underbelly of medical research."
O magazine
"In her devastating, 20-years-in-the-making expose...Devra Davis... shows how cancer researchers, bankrolled by petrochemical and pharmaceutical companies, among others, collude in 'the science of doubt promotion.'...Davis diagnoses two of the most lethal diseases of modern society: secrecy and self-interest. This book is a dramatic plea for a cure."
Discover
“Davis's new book,The Secret History of the War on Cancer, is a wake-up call for all those who have accepted the poisons of our age of plenty without a blink.”
Lancet Oncology
“A feisty and highly accessible writer, Davis lays her cards on the table...a rattling good read and raises vital issues that remain relevant today.”
Bookliststarred review
&ldquoSeveral big ACS [American Cancer Society] contributors, are heavily invested in keeping the public from becoming fully informed of the risks of myriad chemicals to which we and our children are exposed.... Money, it seems, trumps all. Treatment and cures are hefty profit generators, and it's expensive to change or eliminate the use of potentially toxic chemicals.... Kudos to Davis for stepping up to the plate.”