{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-beginning-michael-kinch-9781643130255","title":"The End of the Beginning: Cancer, Immunity, and the Future of a Cure","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating history of our understanding and the treatment of cancer by one of the leading figures in the field--who is also a pioneer on the cusp of a breakthrough.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time since a 5th century Greek physician gave the name \"cancer\" (karkinos, in Greek) to a deadly disease first described in Egyptian Papyri, the medical world is near a breakthrough that could allow even the most conservative doctors and pragmatic patients to use the other \"c word\" - cure - in the same sentence as cancer. A remarkable series of events has brought us to this point, thanks in large part to a new ability to more efficiently harness the extraordinary power of the human immune system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable history of cancer treatment and the evolution of our understanding of its dynamic interplay with the immune system. Through Michael Kinch's personal experience as a cancer researcher and the head of the oncology program at a leading biotechnology company, we witness the incredible accumulation of breakthrough science and its rapid translation into life-saving technologies that have begun to dramatically increase the quality and quantity of life for cancer patients. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn clear and accessible prose, Kinch details the remarkable history of people, science, technology and disease and presents thrilling next-generation technologies that hold the promise to eliminate cancer for some, and perhaps ultimately, for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Kinch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643130250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643130255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/18\/2019","brand":"Michael Kinch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984822960383,"sku":"9781643130255","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_576de474-be31-49a4-85c7-139114c7cbc3.jpg?v=1683274347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-beginning-michael-kinch-9781643130255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}