THE TRIUMPH OF DR. DRUKER.

The article looks at Dr. Brian Druker, focusing on his efforts to develop medication for cancer patients. The author comments on Druker's background at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and also mentions how his devotion to cancer treatment research led to his divorce. The effects of chemotherapy on...

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Publicado en:Smithsonian Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 54 - 64
Autor principal: MONMANEY, TERENCE
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Publicado: Smithsonian Magazine May2011
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