The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer /
Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, c2010. - xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.
"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.
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.
9781439107959 1439107955 9781439195703 (pbk.) 1439195706 (pbk.) 9781439181713 (ebook) 1439181713 (ebook)
2010024114
101532739 DNLM
Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.
Leukemia--drug therapy--United States.
Leukemia--history--United States.
Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States.
History, 20th Century--United States.
RC275 / .M85 2010
616.99/4
WH 11 AA1 / M953e 2010
The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, c2010. - xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.
"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.
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.
9781439107959 1439107955 9781439195703 (pbk.) 1439195706 (pbk.) 9781439181713 (ebook) 1439181713 (ebook)
2010024114
101532739 DNLM
Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.
Leukemia--drug therapy--United States.
Leukemia--history--United States.
Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States.
History, 20th Century--United States.
RC275 / .M85 2010
616.99/4
WH 11 AA1 / M953e 2010