The Death of Cancer: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable–and How We Can Get There, is an emotionally compelling and informative science history.  Cowritten by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. — one of the key players in oncology for the past 50 years and author of Cancer: Principles & Practices of Oncology — the book is an illuminating and deeply personal look at the science and the history of one of the world’s most formidable diseases.

Praise for The Death of Cancer:

“This riveting, beautifully written, and poignant memoir takes us on an enormous journey―from cancer’s past to its future. Vincent T. DeVita Jr. brings us behind the scenes to the invention of breakthrough therapies for some forms of cancer in the 1960s and ’70s. He also provides a much-needed manifesto for the future.” ―SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies

“The Death of Cancer is an astonishingly good read. Written by a cancer expert who happens to be a cancer survivor as well, it deftly explains the treatments that have turned this insidious disease from a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition for millions of people―and what yet remains to be done. I devoured the book in two sittings, struck, page after page, by its insight, honesty, compassion, and plain common sense.” ―DAVID M. OSHINSKY, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Polio: An American Story

“The Death of Cancer is a fascinating insider history of the long battle against one of the world’s most feared diseases, told with both insight and frustration, and ultimately with hope. This collaboration between the former National Cancer Institute director Vincent T. DeVita Jr. and his talented science writer daughter, Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn, results in a wonderfully human portrait of the scientists who join the fight and a wonderfully smart look at the ways we might actually win it.” ―DEBORAH BLUM, New York Times–bestselling author of The Poisoner’s Handbook

This book may be found in TriCat, the Library catalog.