The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
AUTHOR:
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
ISBN:
9781439107959
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York [etc.] : Scribner, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xiv, 571 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references 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.
ABSTRACT:
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.
SUBJECT:
| Cancer -- History |
| Leukemia -- History |
| Leukemia -- drug therapy -- United States |
| Leukemia -- history -- United States |
| Antineoplastic Agents -- history -- United States |
| History, 20th Century -- United States |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.