Vincent T. DeVita Jr., M.D., is a professor of medicine, epidemiology, and public health at the Yale School of Medicine. He was the director of the National Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Program from 1980 to 1988, when he joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as the physician in chief. In 1993 he became the director of the Yale Cancer Center. At the NCI, he developed a cure for Hodgkin's lymphoma with combination chemotherapy, proving that advanced cancers can be cured by drugs. He is a former president of the American Cancer Society and the coeditor of Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, a textbook of cancer medicine.
Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn has written about medicine, science, and psychology for many publications. She is the author of The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss. She lives in New York City with her husband, the writer Paul Raeburn, and their two sons.
"This riveting, beautifully written, and poignant memoir takes us
on an enormous journey--from cancer's past to its future. Vincent
T. DeVita Jr. brings us behind the scenes to the invention of
breakthrough therapies for some forms of cancer in the 1960s and
'70s. He also provides a much-needed manifesto for the future."
--SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The
Emperor of All Maladies "The Death of Cancer is an astonishingly
good read. Written by a cancer expert who happens to be a cancer
survivor as well, it deftly explains the treatments that have
turned this insidious disease from a death sentence into a
manageable chronic condition for millions of people--and what yet
remains to be done. I devoured the book in two sittings, struck,
page after page, by its insight, honesty, compassion, and plain
common sense." --DAVID M. OSHINSKY, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
of Polio: An American Story "The Death of Cancer is a fascinating
insider history of the long battle against one of the world's most
feared diseases, told with both insight and frustration, and
ultimately with hope. This collaboration between the former
National Cancer Institute director Vincent T. DeVita Jr. and his
talented science writer daughter, Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn, results
in a wonderfully human portrait of the scientists who join the
fight and a wonderfully smart look at the ways we might actually
win it." --DEBORAH BLUM, New York Times-bestselling author of The
Poisoner's Handbook "Superb science writing . . . One of the most
absorbing and empowering science histories to hit the shelves in
recent years." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "DeVita blends
crisp writing and a gift for explaining complicated scientific
concepts clearly with deep knowledge, passion, and wit. The book is
by turns entertaining and maddening, but always fascinating. Highly
recommended" --Library Journal (starred review) "DeVita, an
oncologist and professor at Yale School of Medicine, collaborates
with his daughter DeVita-Raeburn on this engaging, informative, and
inspiring history of DeVita's prominent role in developing
innovative cancer treatments . . . They also unveil some startling
insights [and] offer salient advice . . . This remarkable memoir
doesn't just urge the public to have hope: it showcases the
exciting evidence that we may finally be winning the war on
cancer."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[A] straight-talking,
optimistic memoir."
--Booklist
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