xviii, 573 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition
First Scribner trade paperback 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" -- Fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war.
Summary
A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.
