The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
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TextPublication details: New York : Scribner, 2011.Edition: 1st Scribner trade pbk. edDescription: xviii, 573 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 1439170916
- 9781439170915
- RC 275 .M85 2011
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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 distroted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors
A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.
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