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Vincent T. DeVita Jr.

Born

in NY, The United States

March 07, 1935

Genre

Nonfiction, Science

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An internationally recognized pioneer physician in the field of oncology.

DeVita earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of William and Mary in 1957. He was awarded his MD degree with distinction from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1961.
DeVita spent the early part of his career at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In 1980, the president of the United States appointed him as director of the NCI and the National Cancer Program, a position he held until 1988. While at the NCI, he was instrumental in developing combination chemotherapy programs that ultimately led to an effective regimen of curative chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease and diffuse large cell lymphomas. Along with colleagues at the NCI, he ...more

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	The Death of Cancer: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable--and How We Can Get There by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn 4.22 avg rating — 772 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cancer: Principles & Practices of Oncology by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Steven A. Rosenberg 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1982 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Ronald A. DePinho (Editor), Robert A. Weinberg (Editor) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology: Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. (Editor), Theodore S. Lawrence (Editor), Steven A. Rosenberg (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers: Cancer: Principles Practice of Oncology, 10th edition by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. (Editor), Theodore S. Lawrence (Editor), Steven A. Rosenberg (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer - Principles and Practice of Oncology: Colon Specialty Reference by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, Steven A. Rosenberg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. Cancer of the Breast by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. (Editor), Theodore S. Lawrence (Editor), Steven A. Rosenberg (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lymphomas and Leukemias: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, Steven A. Rosenberg 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Progress in Oncology 2002 by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Steven A. Rosenberg, Samuel Hellman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Important Advances in Oncology, 1993 by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Steven A. Rosenberg (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The death of cancer is inevitable. It’s a question, not of if but of when, and when will be determined by what we do next. Do it now or do it later. Many are resigned to later.”
― Vincent T. DeVita Jr., The Death of Cancer: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable--and How We Can Get There

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