In 2010, the global pharmaceutical market is reported to have exceeded $825 billion. A large percentage of this astounding number can be credited to pain medications, prevention drugs, and other medicines assisting in the fight against cancer. With such a large revenue stream in pharmaceuticals as well as health insurance and medical research, how would the medical industry react to a miracle cure for cancer? Billions of dollars would be lost with one, simple wonder drug. Would such a drug be considered a miracle by those in the industry, or would they destroy it at the expense of public health, all in the name of profit? In the new medical thriller A Cure To Die For, author Stephen G. Mitchell provides a timely and frighteningly realistic look at how the medical industry might react to a genetically engineered cure for cancer. Following a doctor and botanist on a perilous journey where the fate of the cancer-curing plant hinges on the survival of a single seed, A Cure To Die For is one part adventure, one part mystery, and one part love story.
Traveling from the Montana wilderness to the political cesspool of Washington D.C., and the jungles of Mexico to a U.S. Indian reservation, Mitchell takes readers on a journey of kidnappings, Wall Street corruption, murder, manhunts and political intrigue. More than a heart-pounding and entertaining read, the book also shines a harsh light on a medical industry in bed with the government and news media -- a view that may be all too familiar in today’s society.
“Our world is changing before our eyes,” says Mitchell. “With the technologies and advancements available in the medical industry, it’s not unrealistic to imagine a possible cure for cancer. Yet imagine the turmoil it would cause. Picture what the entrenched power interests would do to keep it off the market if it meant a world without disease would put them out of business. This is the story I tell in A Cure To Die For, a story that could, or may already be, a harsh reality.”
Timely elements of A Cure to Die For include:
- Inside the multi-billion dollar world of the medical industry and its potential reaction to the discovery of a miracle drug
- The close ties between the medical industry and government
- A conspiracy to control public health
- The benefits of non-traditional medications and healers and the health industry’s views on such alternative options
- The power of the human spirit to triumph over corruption and greed
- America On Drugs: An epidemic of epic proportions
- Agriculture beyond agribusiness - Its role in combating social ills
Stephen G. Mitchell has lived a varied life of careers. He has been a sales trainer, Wall Street trader, builder/developer and contractor in 4 states, cowboy, skier and sailor. Through it all, Mitchell found that his true calling in life was writing. While recovering from a serious injury, he finally had the time, and personal experience with the medical industry, to pen his debut novel, A Cure To Die For. Mitchell currently resides in Montana with his lifelong companion, Beverly.
