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

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.

A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, covering such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments.

Record details

ISBN: 9781439195703
ISBN: 1439195706
ISBN: 9781439107959
ISBN: 1439107955
Physical Description: xiv, 571 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	"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.
Target Audience Note:	1240L Lexile