Essais Documents Tuer Le Cancer

Rights sold to Italy Tracking down cancer even before symptoms first appear? Driven by this extraordinary ambition, a woman doctor-turned-researcher braved every obstacle to devise a revolutionary test. For years Professor Patrizia Paterlini-Bréchot vowed, both at her patients' bedside and in the secret of her laboratory, to decode the camouflage strategies of cancer, this serial killer. She spent nights and days perfecting experimental techniques in tracking tumour cells that circulate in the blood long before the illness first appears. And, with the help of other scientists, she found a way. A simple blood test can now detect precursors of an invasive cancer. This could save millions of lives in the future. Patrizia Paterlini-Bréchot sheds light on the personal journey that led her to this discovery and reveals the great scientific advancements that helped devise decisive weapons in the battle against cancer. She is convinced: they should be focusing on early diagnosis. And this is a battle that concerns us all. Patrizia Paterlini-Bréchot is an oncologist, haematologist, Professor of cellular and molecular biology as applied to oncology at Paris Descartes University, and Director of her research team. Her work has been rewarded with several French and international prizes. She is world-renowned for her scientific precision and her commitment to fighting cancer.