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

  • Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
Date:
[2010], ©2010
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Description

A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.

Publication/Creation

New York : Scribner, [2010], ©2010.

Physical description

xiv, 571 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contributors

Edition

1st Scribner hardcover ed.

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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    GM /MUK
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781439107959
  • 1439107955
  • 9781439195703
  • 1439195706
  • 9781439181713
  • 1439181713