August 1952 Issue [Article] The long, slow battle with cancer Download PDF Adjust Share by Leonard Engel, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Cancer Diagnosis Research Treatment United States More from Leonard Engel Science crosses specialty lines The Race to Create Life Our scientists are now close to a feat that will rival the conquest of space—the unlocking of the secrets of heredity, reproduction, and of life itself. Why we don’t wipe out Polio Adjust Share