SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Cancer Treatments

by Henry WOUK
978-1-60870-466-8. ea vol: 64p. (Advances in Medicine Series). chart. diag. further reading. glossary. index. photos. reprods. websites. Cavendish Square. 2013. lib. ed. $34.21; ebk. $34.21.
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Gr 6–9—These utilitarian surveys offer relatively extended but nontechnical accounts of our developing understanding of various physical maladies and the most effective ways to treat them. The focus throughout is on "mainstream" medicine; acupuncture and other alternative strategies are mentioned-particularly in Pain Treatments-but generally in ambivalent or dismissive ways. Each volume includes discussions of current issues (e.g., the ominous rise of drug-resistant bacteria) and ends with general but tantalizing looks at future innovations, such as the possibility of a vaccine to prevent cocaine addiction. On the other hand, many of the books cited in the closing resource lists are several years old, and the photos are, by and large, sparse space fillers.
Reviewed by John Peters , Nov 01, 2013

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