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Title The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Published New York : Scribner, [2010]
©2010

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 General Collection  RC275 .M85 2010    AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 571 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index.
Contents "Of blacke cholor, without boyling" -- An impatient war -- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?" -- Prevention is the cure -- "A distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war.
Summary A "biography" of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. A combination of medical history, cutting-edge science, and narrative journalism that transforms the listener's understanding of cancer and much of the world around them. The author provides a glimpse into the future of cancer treatments and offers a bold new perspective on the way doctors, scientists, philosophers, and lay people have observed and understood the human body for millennia.
Subject Cancer -- History.
Leukemia -- History.
Standard # 9781439107959
1439107955
9781439195703 paperback
1439195706 paperback
9781439181713 ebook
1439181713 ebook

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