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020 _a9781541699526
050 0 0 _aRC263
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100 1 _aRaza, Azra
245 1 4 _aThe first cell :
_band the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last
_c/ Azra Raza
260 _aNew York
_b: Basic Books
_c, 2019
300 _a347 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPrologue : 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.
520 _aA world-class oncologist examines the current state of cancer and its devastating impact on the individuals it affects -- including herself.
546 _aEnglish
650 1 4 _aCancer
_x-Prevention
650 1 4 _aMedical Oncology
650 1 4 _aCancer
_x-Popular works
942 _cMO
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