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    Summary: The Secret History of the War on Cancer: Review and Analysis of Devra Davis's Book
    Summary: The Secret History of the War on Cancer: Review and Analysis of Devra Davis's Book
    Summary: The Secret History of the War on Cancer: Review and Analysis of Devra Davis's Book
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    Summary: The Secret History of the War on Cancer: Review and Analysis of Devra Davis's Book

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    The must-read summary of Devra Davis's book: “The Secret History of the War on Cancer”.

    This complete summary of "The Secret History of the War on Cancer" by Devra Davis, a prominent epidemiologist and writer, presents her revelation that the 'war on cancer' focused too much on research for treatment and a cure, instead of combating cancer's basic causes. She argues that industries have contributed to the problem by making unhealthy food, substances and environments widespread, but will not change their ways due to private gain. 

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    • Understand how the 'war on cancer' has been fighting the wrong battles
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    To learn more, read "The Secret History of the War on Cancer" and discover how private industries have distorted and manipulated a major public health battle for their own gain.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPolitical Book Summaries
    Release dateJan 30, 2017
    ISBN9782511002506
    Summary: The Secret History of the War on Cancer: Review and Analysis of Devra Davis's Book

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      No one can argue against a war on cancer, but what Davis reveals throughout The Secret History of the War on Cancer is the ways in which the popular slogan was actually a way to fight the wrong battles with the wrong weapons. More than 10 million preventable cancer deaths over the past 30 years can be attributed to the failed efforts to combat cancer. Much of this failure can be traced to the leaders of industries that generated cancer-causing materials and products. Through blatant and subtle means, these industries have diverted attention from the environmental factors that

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