The Truth in Small Doses by Clifton Leaf

Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 15, 2013

Journalist and cancer survivor Clifton Leaf looks at why we have made such limited progress fighting the disease. In The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It describes why the public’s immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive, and why many scientists are abandoning the search for a cure.

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