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100 1 _aMukherjee, Siddhartha
245 1 4 _aEmperor of all maladies :
_ba biography of cancer
_cSiddhartha Mukherjee.
250 _a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bScribner,
_cc2010.
300 _axiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.
505 0 _a"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.
520 _aA "biography" of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. A combination of medical history, cutting-edge science, and narrative journalism that transforms the listener's understanding of cancer and much of the world around them. The author provides a glimpse into the future of cancer treatments and offers a bold new perspective on the way doctors, scientists, philosophers, and lay people have observed and understood the human body for millennia.
650 0 _aCancer
_xHistory.
650 0 _aLeukemia
_xHistory.
650 1 2 _aLeukemia
_xdrug therapy
_zUnited States.
650 1 2 _aLeukemia
_xhistory
_zUnited States.
650 2 2 _aAntineoplastic Agents
_xhistory
_zUnited States.
650 2 2 _aHistory, 20th Century
_zUnited States.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-d.html
856 4 1 _3Sample text
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