The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
- Date:
- [2010], ©2010
- Books
About this work
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineGM /MUKOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9781439107959
- 1439107955
- 9781439195703
- 1439195706
- 9781439181713
- 1439181713