Mukherjee, Siddhartha.

The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee. - New York : Scribner, 2010. - xiv, 571 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.



"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 vision of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors.

A discussion of the history of the fight to cure, control, and defeat cancer, covering its origins, relevant scientific research, and other related topics.



9780007250912 9781439195703 (pbk.) 9781439181713 (ebook) 1439107955 1439195706 1439181713


Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.
Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.
Leukemia--drug therapy--United States.
Leukemia--history--United States.
Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States.
History, 20th Century--United States.

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