May 14, 2021 feature The First Cell: Jump-starting the global cancer revolution . by John Hewitt , Medical Xpress "The First Cell" is the title of a revolutionary book written in 2019 by oncologist Azra Raza from the Columbia University Medical Center. In it, she calls for a radical shift in cancer funding away from its current predominant focus on late stage treatments, and towards early detection of what she calls "the first cells." Shortly thereafter, a gr...