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

By:

Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scribner , c2010.Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover edDescription: xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781439107959

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.994 MUK

LOC classification:

RC275 .M85 2010

NLM classification:

WH 11 AA1

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 "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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	616.994 MUK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		052976

Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.

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.

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