"In this insightful and instructive autobiography, Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. - renowned surgeon, oncologist, professor, and medical spokesman - chronicles a life of outstanding service and scholarship. Raised in the Depression-era South, Dr. Leffall was driven to triumph over Jim Crow and other artificial barriers." "During a career spanning more than fifty years and nearly every continent, Dr. Leffall has taught thousands of medical students and hundreds of surgeons. He has held numerous high-level positions in surgical and cancer-related organizations, serving as the first African-American president of the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society. At the latter, he focused national attention on the disturbing disparities between blacks and whites in cancer prevalence, treatment, and mortality." "As the current board chair of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, renowned for its "Race for the Cure," he stresses the need for early detection and treatment of breast cancer. Working with cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong on the President's Cancer Panel, which he also chairs, Dr. Leffall focuses on ethical issues related to cancer survivorship." "No Boundaries provides LaSalle Leffall with yet another forum for discussing the challenges and promises facing physicians, researchers, policymakers, and patients in their quest to control and ultimately eliminate cancer. It also illuminates his unwavering commitment to his profession's creed: to place patients first."--BOOK JACKET.