Secret History of the War on Cancer

Why has the 'war on cancer' languished? Why is the mainstream focusing mainly on finding and treating the disease and downplaying the need to control and combat cancer’s basic causes—tobacco, workplace toxins, radiation and the general toxicity of the environment? This war has targeted the wrong enemies with the wrong weapons, failing to address well-known cancer causes. As epidemiologist Devra Davis shows in this superbly researched expose, this is no accident. The 'war on cancer' has followed the commercial interests of industries that generated a host of cancer-causing materials and products. This is the gripping story of a major public health effort diverted and distorted for private gain that is being reclaimed through efforts for a more “green” healthcare and environment. Softcover, 529 pages, #SWC