{"product_id":"9781567513981","title":"The Cancer Generation: Baby Boomers Facing a Perfect Storm","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Geyman’s literary voice arises from his unusual professional and political trajectories: from country doctor to academic department chair and prominent journal editor, and from longtime Republican to president of Physicians for a National Health Program . . . a passionate advocate and scholar.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tsunami of cancer is coming to aging baby boomers, and the health care system is not geared up to cope. We must create single-payer health care before it’s too late. In \u003ci\u003eThe Cancer Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, John Geyman shows how we could save over one hundred thousand lives a year if we focused on access as well as continued development of cutting-edge therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCancer is or will be a part of every baby boomer’s life: a parent has it, a spouse has it, a friend has it, or, heaven forbid, a son or daughter has it. How baby boomers reshape what cancer care means in America will define their generation and determine the future for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Geyman is professor emeritus of family medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He has spent twenty-five years in academic family medicine. He is former president of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Corrosion of Medicine: Can the Profession Reclaim its Moral Legacy?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShredding the Social Contract: The Privatization of Medicare\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDo Not Resuscitate: Why the Health Insurance Industry is Dying, and How We Must Replace It\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Seattle area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copernicus Healthcare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030777053424,"sku":"9781567513981","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781567513981_p0.jpg?v=1763774638","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781567513981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}