The emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
The emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer Siddhartha Mukherjee - Scribner export ed - xiv, 571 S ill 25 cm
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 distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war..
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 "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
1439195706 (pbk.) 9781439195703 (pbk.) 1439107955 9781439107959 1439181713 (ebook) 9781439181713 (ebook)
2010024114
Cancer--History
Leukemia--History
Leukemia--drug therapy--United States
Leukemia--history--United States
Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States
History, 20th Century--United States
Krebs
Leukämie
Pharmakotherapie
Cytostatikum
USA
Cancer Popular works Geschichte
RC275
616.99/4
WH 11 AA1
The emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer Siddhartha Mukherjee - Scribner export ed - xiv, 571 S ill 25 cm
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 distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war..
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 "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
1439195706 (pbk.) 9781439195703 (pbk.) 1439107955 9781439107959 1439181713 (ebook) 9781439181713 (ebook)
2010024114
Cancer--History
Leukemia--History
Leukemia--drug therapy--United States
Leukemia--history--United States
Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States
History, 20th Century--United States
Krebs
Leukämie
Pharmakotherapie
Cytostatikum
USA
Cancer Popular works Geschichte
RC275
616.99/4
WH 11 AA1