Robert C. Young |
Despite dramatic advances in our scientific understanding of cancer and substantial improvements in our ability to treat it medically, cancer continues to exact a devastating personal and financial toll on society. Approximately 8.4 million Americans alive today have a history of cancer. This year alone in the United States, cancer will strike 1,220,100 people and will claim more than 552,000 lives--more than 1,500 people a day.
Researchers have long hoped...
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