Jarle Breivik

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Jarle Breivik, MD, PhD, EdD, is a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and a former Fulbright Scholar with a doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania. He is internationally recognized for his research on the evolutionary dynamics of cancer. His thought-provoking analyses represented in PNAS, EMBO Reports, Scientific American, Wired Magazine, and the New York Times have stimulated a profound debate about the meaning of cancer. In Making Sense of Cancer, Dr. Breivik brings it all together in a captivating story about humanity.

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What is the meaning of cancer?

It is not every day that a popular science book about cancer receives a stellar review in The BMJ, which is then endorsed by the editor of The Lancet.
Here is what Richard Smith, the former editor-in-chief of The BMJ, has to say about "Making Sense of Cancer." https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p...

And here is the endorsement by Richard Horton, the current editor-in-chief of The Lancet:
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Published on November 22, 2023 04:05 Tags: biology, cancer, evolution, future, life, philosopy, society
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“Cancer is often associated with death but is also very much about life. It is about the basic principles of biology, the intricate dynamics of living organisms, body and soul, tears and love, culture, politics, and money. Cancer is alive.”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

“Life can be brutal, but that is not an excuse for committing atrocities”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

“The fact that the body ages and dies is not
a mistake. It is part of the genes’ strategy to copy themselves from
one generation of organisms to the next.”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

“We are temporary cell colonies made by our genes to pass them on to the next generation.”
Jarle Breivik

“Cancer is often associated with death but is also very much about life. It is about the basic principles of biology, the intricate dynamics of living organisms, body and soul, tears and love, culture, politics, and money. Cancer is alive.”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

“The fact that the body ages and dies is not
a mistake. It is part of the genes’ strategy to copy themselves from
one generation of organisms to the next.”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

“Life can be brutal, but that is not an excuse for committing atrocities”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

“lesson about the difficulties of communicating balanced information through the mass media: First you must fight to be heard; then your message is distorted, and finally, you are bound to be misunderstood.”
Jarle Breivik, Making Sense of Cancer: From Its Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution

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