"Curing Cancer offers a cutting-edge, comprehensive look at one of science's biggest challenges. Includes a look at the history of the topic, recent breakthroughs, key facts to consider, and questions that remain unanswered"-- Provided by publisher.

A disease made from our own bodies -- Treating cancer is challenging -- New biopsies are better at spotting cancer -- Tests look for cancer in the blood -- Ultrasounds may aid early detection -- Dogs and devices sniff out cancer -- Therapy targets cancer at the molecular level -- Gene therapy gets to cancer's roots -- Treatment chokes off tumor blood vessels -- Immunotherapy helps the body fight back -- Lasers zap away cancer -- Human-made viruses attack cancer.