by Maurice Tubiana · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782738101419
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«La lumière dans l'ombre: le cancer hier et demain» is the medical essay by Maurice Tubiana, published by Odile Jacob in paperback (592 pages, in French).
The book traces the evolution of oncological research: it explains the basic mechanisms of the disease, the ways to diagnose it, and the principles of treatment. Tubiana, a French oncologist, combines history and medicine to show how the fight against cancer has been transformed and what prospects lie ahead.
Published in 1991; includes bibliographic references. The author, born in 1920, was director of the Gustave-Roussy Institute, advisor to the WHO, and member of the academies of medicine and sciences.
A work of interest to students or health professionals, as well as to readers drawn to the history of medicine.
