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The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
- Title
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
- Author
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
- Publication
- New York : Scribner, c2010.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 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" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-4484
- ISBN
- 9781439107959
- 1439107955
- 9781439195703 (pbk.)
- 1439195706 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2010024114
- OCLC
- 464593321
- Author
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
- Title
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
- Imprint
- New York : Scribner, c2010.
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-4484