{"product_id":"rebel-cell-kat-arney-9781950665303","title":"Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 Foreword Indie Award Winner in the \"Health\" Category\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do we get cancer? Is it our modern diets and unhealthy habits? Chemicals in the environment? An unwelcome genetic inheritance? Or is it just bad luck?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe answer is all of these and none of them. We get cancer because we can't avoid it--it's a bug in the system of life itself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCancer exists in nearly every animal and has afflicted humans as long as our species has walked the earth. In \u003ci\u003eRebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, Kat Arney reveals the secrets of our most formidable medical enemy, most notably the fact that it isn't so much a foreign invader as a double agent: cancer is hardwired into the fundamental processes of life. New evidence shows that this disease is the result of the same evolutionary changes that allowed us to thrive. Evolution helped us outsmart our environment, and it helps cancer outsmart its environment as well--alas, that environment is \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExplaining why \"everything we know about cancer is wrong,\" Arney, a geneticist and award-winning science writer, guides readers with her trademark wit and clarity through the latest research into the cellular mavericks that rebel against the rigid biological \"society\" of the body and make a leap towards anarchy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe need to be a lot smarter to defeat such a wily foe--smarter even than Darwin himself. In this new world, where we know that every cancer is unique and can evolve its way out of trouble, the old models of treatment have reached their limits. But we are starting to decipher cancer's secret evolutionary playbook, mapping the landscapes in which these rogue cells survive, thrive, or die, and using this knowledge to predict and confound cancer's next move. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebel Cell\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about life and death, hope and hubris, nature and nurture. It's about a new way of thinking about what this disease really is and the role it plays in human life. Above all, it's a story about where cancer came from, where it's going, and how we can stop it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kat Arney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950665305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950665303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benbella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020 pg. 101","brand":"Kat Arney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046102921471,"sku":"9781950665303","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aad0d00f-97be-4ce6-9e25-1c0225f43ddb.jpg?v=1684982646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebel-cell-kat-arney-9781950665303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}