Denis Burkitt

This biography of Dr. Denis Parsons Burkitt, after whom the childhood cancer Burkitt''s lymphoma was named, and who was a pioneer of the dietary fiber movement, paints a personal but holistic portrait of both the man and his life''s work. Featuring excerpts from Dr. Burkitt''s personal diaries, spanning seven decades from his boyhood to just before his passing, and extensive family archives, this ...