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Volume 357:1058-1059 September 6, 2007 Number 10
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The Cancer Treatment Revolution: How Smart Drugs and Other New Therapies Are Renewing Our Hope and Changing the Face of Medicine

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By David G. Nathan. 262 pp. Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-471-94654-0.

Oncology is a relatively young field. Although surgical and radiation treatments for cancer have long histories, the development of effective anticancer drugs began just 50 years ago. David Nathan is among the physicians who have witnessed the entire field unfold, from the earliest experiences with single agents to the current efforts to develop therapies that work at the molecular level. In his new book, he recounts the progress that has been made in the treatment of cancer, with special emphasis on "smart drugs" — agents that target the specific molecular causes of cancer.

Nathan uses the experiences of three patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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