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Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. It was always
part of the human condition, but until recently it was not a common
cause of death because most people died from the infectious diseases.
Now that so many of us will live long enough to develop cancer, we
need to learn as much about it as we can. This requires some
understanding of molecular biology. John Cairns has made significant
contributions to cancer research, molecular biology, and virology. He
believes that it is possible to explain what is known about cancer and
about molecular biology in terms that are easily understood by people
with little or no scientific training. In this fascinating book, he
explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles
of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of
cancer. Finally, he discusses how these developments are likely to
affect future generations.
As Cairns points out, the last two
hundred years have altered our life expectations beyond all
recognition. Even in the less developed nations of the world, people
are starting to believe that everyone ought to be able to live into
old age and be protected from the major causes of premature death.
This change in our expectations is one of the major benefits of
technology and the biological sciences. But the resulting explosion in
the human population ultimately threatens everything we have gained by
scientific progress.
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