Catching cancer : the quest for its viral and bacterial causes / Claudia Cornwall.

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"Catching Cancer introduces readers to the investigators who created a medical revolution -- a new way of looking at cancer and its causes. Featuring interviews with notable scientists such as Harald zur Hausen, Barry Marshall, Robin Warren, and others, the book tells the story of their struggles, t...

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Main Author: Cornwall, Claudia Maria
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2013]
Subjects:
Cancer > Etiology.
Cancer > Research > History.
Neoplasms > history.
Neoplasms > microbiology.
History, 20th Century.
Oncogenic Viruses > pathogenicity.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases /cancer.
Physical Description:x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • More than a curiosity
  • Palmer Beasley discovers a silent epidemic
  • Harald zur Hausen solves the riddle of cervical cancer
  • Barry Marshall, Robin Warren, and Helicobacter pylori
  • Paul Ewald stalks the stealth infections
  • Gene hunters.