La D�faite du cancer

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Bol A captivating and richly documented study on the history of the struggle to find a cure for cancer and the incredible perspectives for our future. To understand why and how cancer will be vanquished, it is of vital importance to learn the history of the men and women who for centuries have helped in our efforts to understand this illness and who have made it possible today to cure half of all cancers. Laurent Alexandre recounts this extraordinary human adventure through 31 portraits of people who personify the rigueur, determination, genius, intuition and science behind this amazing progress.Thanks to our knowledge of genetics and the power of computers, we will be able, by the year 2020, to sequence our human DNA for the price of a pair of tennis shoes on sale. Each patient will be treated with a personally designed cocktail of therapies that will hone in on and destroy the unique genetic characteristics of an individual's tumor. In the near future, cancer prevention will be managed through the permanent health monitoring of each person.A fascinating and optimistic analysis of the repercussions of today's scientific revolution.

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A captivating and richly documented study on the history of the struggle to find a cure for cancer and the incredible perspectives for our future. To understand why and how cancer will be vanquished, it is of vital importance to learn the history of the men and women who for centuries have helped in our efforts to understand this illness and who have made it possible today to cure half of all cancers. Laurent Alexandre recounts this extraordinary human adventure through 31 portraits of people who personify the rigueur, determination, genius, intuition and science behind this amazing progress.Thanks to our knowledge of genetics and the power of computers, we will be able, by the year 2020, to sequence our human DNA for the price of a pair of tennis shoes on sale. Each patient will be treated with a personally designed cocktail of therapies that will hone in on and destroy the unique genetic characteristics of an individual's tumor. In the near future, cancer prevention will be managed through the permanent health monitoring of each person.A fascinating and optimistic analysis of the repercussions of today's scientific revolution.


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