Drew Kelner

Taming Cancer: 21st Century Biology and the Future of Cancer Medicine (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

2024 BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER IN MEDICINE! KIRKUS REVIEWS SAYS "GET IT!": "A thrilling synopsis of the current condition of the fight against cancer... A marvelous book that's packed with knowledge, insight, and hope." While curing cancer seems like a mythical quest, Taming Cancer injects some welcome optimism into the discussion of cancer medicine, now and in the future. Dr. Kelner, a biochemist and immunologist with 37 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry developing innovative medicines for cancer, illuminates in layperson's terms the discoveries in biology and medicine during the past two centuries that have culminated in the astonishing new immunotherapies and other precision-targeted medicines that are improving patient outcomes by shrinking (and sometimes eradicating) tumors and stimulating the power of human immunity to seek out and destroy cancer cells, culminating in a vision of a future (perhaps by mid-century) when a diagnosis of metastatic cancer is no longer by default a harbinger of impending suffering and death. Expertly written in accessible language for readers interested in developing a conceptual understanding of cancer and what can be done to confront it, the book also provides extensive scientific commentary in the endnotes for biology students, medical and graduate students, physicians, nurses, allied health care professionals, scientists, and anyone else interested in learning more about the fascinating and mysterious realm of the human cancer cell. This book is a fascinating and encouraging look at the science behind the most terrifying ailment of our age and a useful read for anyone who has been touched by it. ​​​​​​​ A REEDSY DISCOVERY "MUST READ": "Kelner's... writing shines in its ability to distill complex scientific concepts into accessible language, making the content valuable for both laypersons and professionals."

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A REEDSY DISCOVERY "MUST READ": "Kelner's... writing shines in its ability to distill complex scientific concepts into accessible language, making the content valuable for both laypersons and professionals." "A" RATING FROM BOOKLIFE BY PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY: "Kelner proves a welcoming guide whose optimism is infectious. This book bursts with good news."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BioCentury Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798988608141
• Artikelnr.: 72259848

Autorenporträt

For the past 35 years, I've been a biochemist and immunologist engaged in the development of biopharmaceutical drugsproteins (such as antibodies), engineered immune cells, and even engineered viruses (it's in Chapter 14)that target human diseases at the molecular level. During my career, I've had the great privilege of participating in the development of innovative medicines for cancer, hemophilia, anemia, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis that have been used by millions of people around the world. I was born and raised on Long Island and left home to pursue a B.S. in chemistry from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University. I am currently the President of Shenandoah Biotechnology Consulting, LLC, in Charlottesville, VA, where I reside with my beloved wife Deb. This book is the product of a long and exhilarating career in the scientific trenches of the biopharmaceutical industry and a seemingly natural consequence of my lifelong preoccupation: biology and medicine. I wrote Taming Cancer to pay forward the privilege I had of working at the leading edge of cancer drug development and to send a message of hope to cancer patients and their families throughout the world.

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