The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
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.
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- ISBN: 9781439181713
- ISBN: 1439181713
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 571 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, ©2010.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "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. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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