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Curing Cancer with Immunotherapy: How it happened a century ago, what we learned as we attempted it, and why it is possible today.
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Four out of every ten people will be diagnosed with cancer sometime during their lifetime. 600,000 cancer patients in the U.S. will die every year.
For decades, standard therapies have remained powerless against advanced cancer. But in the 1890s, an American surgeon showed that terminal patients could be cured by stimulating their immune systems. The treatment? A ...more
For decades, standard therapies have remained powerless against advanced cancer. But in the 1890s, an American surgeon showed that terminal patients could be cured by stimulating their immune systems. The treatment? A ...more
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This book has something for everyone: for people who have cancer; for the people who love them; for people afraid of getting cancer (who's not?) and, justifiably, terrified of the debilitating and largely ineffective treatments; and for people who would like an updated, thorough literature review of how the immune system works and, specifically, how it responds to cancer. The latter is a fairly recent idea, as you may know if you've met with oncologists in the past 10+ years who have looked at
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Amazing book reads like a novel. I could not put it down. So much life saving information. Cancer explained in simple terms so you do not need a P.H.D. to comprehend. All of the newest research compiled in one book. I felt inspired and empowered after reading the book. Of course the fear still comes in waves, thankfully this book gave me tremendous hope. The story is all about courage and sharing information to help others. Take the leap and get it. You will not regret it.
Truly inspiring. As an aspiring physician scientist, I have a broad interest in cancer research. Immunotherapy is a hot topic issue in the field, and this book surmises the struggle of a couple as they traverse the current field of modern cancer care. A harrowing journey for the couple as they undergo trials and tribulations on their undying quest to find a cure.
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Rene Chee is a biologist who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in 2008, while she was a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford School of Medicine. Her training of more than a decade in the field of biology was applied to the most critical experiment of all, her own survival. She holds an M.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of
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