Description: A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity.
Brief description: James S. Olson is the Texas State University System Regents Professor of History at Sam Houston State University. He has written and edited dozens of books, including Bathsheba's Breast: Women, Cancer, and History, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Review Quotes: Olson illuminates the struggle to understand and treat cancer in the United States. As a cancer survivor treated at the center, Olson imbues M.D. Anderson's history with humor, passion and humanity.
--Oncology Nursing Forum