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Author:
Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
Title:
The emperor of all maladies [BOOK] : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Format:
[BOOK] :
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Publisher:
Scribner
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
Subject:
History, 20th Century--United States.
Antineoplastic Agents--United States.--United States.
Leukemia--United States.--United States.
Leukemia--United States.--United States.
Leukemia--History.
Cancer--History.
Notes:
"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. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
1439181713 ebook)\9781439181713 (ebook)\1439195706 (pbk.)\9781439195703 (pbk.)\1439107955 (hardcover)\9781439107959 (hardcover
9781439181713 ebook)\9781439181713 (ebook)\1439195706 (pbk.)\9781439195703 (pbk.)\1439107955 (hardcover)\9781439107959 (hardcover
Locations:
WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)

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