The first cell : and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last
/ Azra Raza
- New York : Basic Books , 2019
- 347 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue : cancer and its discontents -- Introduction : from last to first -- Omar : the nobleness of life is to do thus -- Per : sand piles and cancer -- Lady N : a loaded gun -- Kitty C : what wound did ever heal but by degrees? -- JC : one touch of nature makes the whole world kin -- Andrew : was honesty a choice? -- Harvey : death stared him in the face, and he stared right back -- Aftermath : give sorrow words -- Epilogue : the dawn has already arrived.
A world-class oncologist examines the current state of cancer and its devastating impact on the individuals it affects -- including herself.
English
9781541699526
Cancer---Prevention Medical Oncology Cancer---Popular works