The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on

The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It

A provocative, eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward.

OVER THE PAST HALF CENTURY, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and so many other killers have fallen dramatically. But cancer continues to kill with abandon. In 2013, despite a four-decade â€œwarâ€ against the disease that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars, more than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly six hundred thousand will die from it.

A decade ago, Clifton Leaf, a celebrated journalist and a cancer survivor himself, began to investigate why we had made such limited progress fighting this terrifying disease. The result is a gripping narrative that reveals why the publicâ€™s immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive yet routinely fail, and why our best hope for progressâ€”brilliant young scientistsâ€” are now abandoning the search for a cure. The Truth in Small Doses is that rare tale that will both outrage readers and inspire conversation and change.
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-07-16
Format Kindle eBook

The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It