{"product_id":"the-breakthrough-immunotherapy-and-the-race-to-cure-cancer-paperback","title":"The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Graeber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow along as this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author details the astonishing scientific discovery of the code to unleashing the human immune system to fight in this captivating and heartbreaking book (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, scientists have puzzled over one of medicine's most confounding mysteries: Why doesn't our immune system recognize and fight cancer the way it does other diseases, like the common cold? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs it turns out, the answer to that question can be traced to a series of tricks that cancer has developed to turn off normal immune responses -- tricks that scientists have only recently discovered and learned to defeat. The result is what many are calling cancer's penicillin moment, a revolutionary discovery in our understanding of cancer and how to beat it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Nurse \u003c\/i\u003eCharles Graeber guides readers through the revolutionary scientific research bringing immunotherapy out of the realm of the miraculous and into the forefront of twenty-first-century medical science. As advances in the fields of cancer research and the human immune system continue to fuel a therapeutic arms race among biotech and pharmaceutical research centers around the world, the next step -- harnessing the wealth of new information to create modern and more effective patient therapies -- is unfolding at an unprecedented pace, rapidly redefining our relationship with this all-too-human disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGroundbreaking, riveting, and expertly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the game-changing scientific discoveries that unleash our natural ability to recognize and defeat cancer, as told through the experiences of the patients, physicians, and cancer immunotherapy researchers who are on the front lines. This is the incredible true story of the race to find a cure, a dispatch from the life-changing world of modern oncological science, and a brave new chapter in medical history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Graeber \u003c\/b\u003eis the Edgar Award-nominated, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Nurse\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of the Overseas Press Club award for outstanding international journalism, he has contributed to numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eWired, GQ\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, New York Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been included in\u003ci\u003e The Best American Science Writing, The Best American Crime Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and other anthologies. Born in Iowa, he's now based out of Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604886942003,"sku":"9781455568482","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WWdyRWJ6Y2pVVWR2V1hCb3Mrd3RzZz09.webp?v=1761767869","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-breakthrough-immunotherapy-and-the-race-to-cure-cancer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}