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Summary of The Death of Cancer 
by Vincent DeVita and Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn | Summary & Analysis

Summary of The Death of Cancer by Vincent De Vita and Elizabeth De Vita-Raeburn | Includes Analysis

Preview:

The Death of Cancer is a comprehensive look at the trajectory of cancer treatment in America over the last fifty years, as told through the lens of Vincent De Vita’s personal experience as a pioneering oncologist. De Vita began his career at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1963, at a time when cancer was considered a death sentence. In the 1960s, standard treatments for the disease were radiation and surgery, but De Vita was introduced to chemotherapy, thanks to his driven, visionary supervisors, who had accumulated evidence that combined drugs were effective, although this was controversial practice at the time.

As he saw that chemotherapy held great promise, De Vita learned a life lesson: to give patients their best shot at survival, one had to be diligent and often buck conventional medical standards. Driven by his early experiences, De Vita has spent his entire career fighting to put the patient first…

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·      Important People

·      Character Analysis

·      Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style

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