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The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.

By: Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scribner, c2010Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781439107959 (hardcover); 9781439195703 (pbk.); 9781439181713 (ebook).Subject(s): Cancer -- History | Leukemia -- History | Leukemia -- Drug therapy -- United States | Leukemia -- History -- United States | Antineoplastic agents -- History -- United StatesDDC classification: 616.99/4
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.
Summary: A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.
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Includes bibliographical references 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 magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.

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