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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Davis, Devra Lee. Secret history of the war on cancer. New York : Basic Books, ©2007 (DLC) 2009290923 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Devra Lee Davis |
ISBN: | 9780465015689 0465015689 9780786744206 0786744200 9780465010318 0465010318 1282449516 9781282449510 9786612449512 6612449519 |
OCLC Number: | 646796033 |
Language Note: | English. |
Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents: | 1. Secret History -- 2. Natural and Other Experiments -- 3. Broad Enough Principle -- 4. Phantom Collaborators -- 5. Fear Sells -- 6. Making Goods out of Bads -- 7. Saving Cigarettes -- 8. Good War -- 9. Cancer Doctoring -- 10. Deconstructing Cancer Statistics -- 11. Doctoring Evidence -- 12. Harshest of Schoolmasters -- 13. No Safe Place -- 14. Chasing Tales -- 15. Presumed Innocent -- Epilogue: Mother's Last. |
Responsibility: | Devra Davis. |
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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." Booklist starred 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." The Times (Higher Education Supplement) "The Secret History of the War on Cancer reflects 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." Read more...


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