The Conquest of Cancer: A distant goal

Description:

Based on 30 years of clinical and research experience,

omplemented

by a careful and thorough

assessment of

four

decades

of published data, I documented in

The War on Cancer

(

Springer 2005 -

Book 4 on this site),early

advance

in cancer treatment

and patient survival that soon stalled. Ten years

later, and after

exhaustive analysis of

evidence-based data available

through

2013 that incorporates

755 references, I

now reveal the root causes of the

stagnation in cancer control, including the

role

played

by major stake

holders, and advocate a coordinated national

effort, akin to the Apollo program

that

put a

man on the

moon,

unveil the causes of cancer and

develop the means

for

their mastery. In the interim,

I urge caregivers to manage

patients

according to the four

principles of ethical medical

care especially

toward the end of life: Beneficence,

non-maleficence,

respect for patient's

autonomy, and justice.

Read Online: TOC,

Preface

& Conclusions

Publisher:

pringer

Best prices

Soft

- ISBN-

978-0-87586-975-9 Publ Date:

une

201

Reviews

"Dr. Guy B. Faguet's The Conquest of Cancer: A distant Goal takes the

reader

on a fascinating journey of decades of cancer research. In a meticulous manner, Dr.

Faguet resumes his story from where he left us with his previous work The War on Cancer: An anatomy of failure; A blueprint for the future, just a decade ago. He

goes into some very pertinent details about the current hot topic in cancer research; i.e., the genetic basis of various types of cancer and current understanding of

cancer spreads.

A large section of the book is devoted of why there has been a rather unfortunate stagnation or what Faguet calls " status quo", and what role

does

National Cancer

Ins

titute play despite its leader's well-meaning enthusiasm. The author deserves our gratitude for a

forthright, very necessary

and very timely

discussion on end of life care and management of advanced stage cancer. To this reader, the section on the history of how President Nixon came to embrace the

fight against cancer, devoting a significant part of his January 22, 1971 State of the Union address and how he successfully maneuvered to

ave Senator Edward

Kennedy withdraw his name as sponsor of the bill (National Cancer Act), which Mr. Nixon signed as a Christmas gift to the nation on December 23, 1971 not only is

very interesting, but it also informs us how intimately does politics play a part in cancer research. Dr. Faguet writes in a highly readable style, accessible both to the

lay public as well as cancer researchers. His authoritative and unbiased account of the present status of the war against cancer - not a pretty picture, provides

hope

for success in the immediate future because of breakthrough progress in molecular genetics of cancer."

Kanti Rai, M.D.

Joel Finkelstein Cancer Foundation Professor of Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine

New York, NY