Macfarlanes case has been strengthened by support from notable quarters—Roy Porter, the distinguished medical historian, recently wrote a favourable appraisal of his research.

麦克法兰的论据因得到有名人士的支持而得以加强——著名的医学史家家罗伊·波特针对他的研究写了一篇好评。

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This is one reason that the medical historian Roy Porter wrote that cancer is “the modern disease par excellence,” and that Mukherjee calls it “the quintessential product of modernity.

医学史家罗伊·波特将其说成是“最卓越的现代病”，慕克吉称其为“现代性最典型的产物”，这就是其中一方面的原因。

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This is one reason that the medical historian Roy Porter wrote that cancer is "the modern disease par excellence, " and that Mukherjee calls it "the quintessential product of modernity.

医学史家罗伊·波特将其说成是“最卓越的现代病”，慕克吉称其为“现代性最典型的产物”，这就是其中一方面的原因。

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The endorsement of the late Roy Porter, Britain's foremost practitioner of the history of science, who died earlier this year, underscores the magnitude of Mr Gribbin's achievement.

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