All Cancers Are Alike But They Are

If There's A Seminal Discovery In Oncology In The Last 20 Years, It's That Idea That Cancer Genes Are Often Mutated Versions Of Normal Genes.

It Remains An Astonishing, Disturbing Fact That In America - A Nation Where Nearly Every New Drug Is Subjected To Rigorous Scrutiny As A Potential Carcinogen, And Even The Bare Hint Of A Substance's Link To Cancer Ignites A Firestorm Of Public Hysteria And Media Anxiety - One Of The Most Potent And Common Carcinogens Known To Humans Can Be Freely Bought And Sold At Every Corner Store For A Few Dollars.

Probably The Most Important Reason We Are Seeing More Cancers Than Before Is Because The Population Is Ageing Overall. And Cancer Is An Age-related Disease.

If The History Of Medicine Is Told Through The Stories Of Doctors, It Is Because Their Contributions Stand In Place Of The More Substantive Heroism Of Their Patients.

Sandeep Jauhar’s Doctored Is A Passionate And Necessary Book That Asks Difficult Questions About The Future Of Medicine. The Narrative Is Gripping, And The Writing Is Marvelous. But It Was The Gravity Of The Problem—so Movingly Told—that Grabbed And Kept My Attention Throughout This Remarkable Work.