01787cam a2200301 4500 330752631 TxAuBib 20171013120000.0 120730s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012024355 9781609618858 hardcover $26.99 1609618858 hardcover $26.99 (OCoLC)761850077 TxAuBib Cuomo, Margaret I. A world without cancer : the making of a new cure and the real promise of prevention / Margaret I. Cuomo. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, 2012. xix, 284 p ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Honoring a commitment -- Understanding cancer -- The promise and limits of screening -- Cut, poison, and burn: a look at today's treatment options -- What the market will bear -- Paying more, settling for less -- Cancer's collateral damage -- Shifting the research approach -- Making prevention a priority -- Cancer-proofing the environment -- Ending the scourge of tobacco -- Fighting cancer with nutrition and physical activity -- The power of vitamin D -- Can pills prevent cancer? -- On the cutting edge of science -- Final word: from imagination to transformation. A report on how politics, ambition, and profits are obstructing advances in the war on cancer outlines a call for change that explains how most funding is being used to promote companies and individuals at the expense of cancer prevention programs. 20171013. Cancer Prevention. Cancer Nutritional aspects. Medicine, Preventive. Physical Fitness. TXEDR