The Emperor of All Maladies
Subtitle: A Biography of Cancer
By: by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Waterville, ME, USA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781410447159
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Leukemia; Cancer; History
Description: Here is a magnificent‚ profoundly humane “biography” of cancer — from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure‚ control‚ and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence. Physician‚ researcher‚ and award-winning science writer Siddhartha Mukherjee examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision‚ a historian’s perspective‚ and a biographer’s passion.
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Notes: Includes bibliographical references.