Cancer
Assembled here are eleven detailed essays on humankind's current understanding of Cancer. Readers will see both sides to each issue raised in order to sharpen critical thinking skills. Readers learn whether our genes and our modern environment cause any of the Cancers. They will evaluate whether mammograms save lives, and the role that Vitamin D plays in cancer reduction. An essay on how Artificial Intelligence will find cures for cancer will engage readers.
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Review: Cancer"Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011