Curing Cancer: The Story of the Men and Women Unlocking the Secrets of Our Deadliest Illness

By Michael Waldholz

Book Overview

The recent startling discovery that a single gene prevents the cells in the body from becoming tumors 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 this newfound gene, Curing Cancer brings to life the race to unlock cancer's genetic code. It profiles scientists such as Bert Vogelstein, who first uncovered the tumor-suppressing gene; Mary-Claire King, whose research into breast cancer is fueled by personal passion; and Mark Skolnick, whose team found two genes that may account for 10 percent of all breast cancers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684848023
• ISBN13: 9780684848020
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

It reads like a mystery novel

Waldholz does a wonderful job of transporting the reader into the world of cancer research through stories and events of the scientists, doctors, and patients who are paving the road to the greatest discoveries in medical history. I really enjoyed how the author was able to make medical science easy to read and understand. The book is exciting, uplifting, and reads from one event to the next like a mystery novel.