The end of the beginning cancer, immunity and the future of a cure

✍ Scribed by Michael Kinch

• Publisher: Pegasus Books Ltd
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 880 KB
• Edition: First Pegasus Books edition
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1643131087

✦ Synopsis

A fascinating history of our understanding and the treatment of cancer by one of the leading figures in the field --who is also a pioneer on the cusp of a breakthrough.

For the first time since a 5th century Greek physician gave the name "cancer" (karkinos, in Greek) to a deadly disease first described in Egyptian Papyri, the medical world is near a breakthrough that could allow even the most conservative doctors and pragmatic patients to use the other "c word" - cure - in the same sentence as cancer. A remarkable series of events has brought us to this point, thanks in large part to a new ability to more efficiently harness the extraordinary power of the human immune.

The End of the Beginning is a remarkable history of cancer treatment and the evolution of our understanding of its dynamic interplay with the immune system. Through Michael Kinch's personal experience as a cancer researcher at Washington University and the head of...