The Cure: A Story of Cancer and Politics from the Annals of the Cold War by Krementsov, Nikolai - 2002

University of Chicago Press, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Univ of Chicago Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 277 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Did America try to steal Soviet "cancer secrets"? And how could a cancer cure turn into a "biological atomic bomb"? Nikolai Krementsov's compelling tale of cancer and politics is the story of a husband-and-wife team who developed a promising anticancer treatment in Stalin's Russia, only to see their discovery entangled in Cold War rivalries, ideological conflict, and scientific turf wars. In 1946, Nina Kliueva and Grigorii Roskin announced the discovery of a preparation able to "dissolve" tumors in mice. Preliminary clinical trials suggested that KR, named after its developers, might work in humans as well. Media hype surrounding KR prompted the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union to seek U.S.-Soviet cooperation in perfecting the possible cure. But the escalating Cold War gave this American interest a double edge. Though it helped Kliueva and Roskin solicit impressive research support from the Soviet leadership,… Read More

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Univ of Chicago Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 277 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

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