Grove Atlantic
One in three; a son's journey into the history and science of cancer.
When his father was diagnosed with cancer, documentary filmmaker Adam Wishart began searching for basic information about this disease that afflicts one person in three at some point in their lifetime. In this accessible text, he describes what cancer is, explains why it is so hard to eradicate, and traces the two hundred-year history of cancer research. This information is woven together with Wishart's personal account of coping with his father's illness. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)