Emperor of all maladies :
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
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
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
616.994 / MUK-E
WH 11 AA1 / M953e 2010
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
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
616.994 / MUK-E
WH 11 AA1 / M953e 2010