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The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
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- Summary
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A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.
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- Creator
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st Scribner trade paperback ed
- New York : Scribner, 2011
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 573, [12] pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781439107959, 1439107955, 9781439170915, 1439170916, 9781439181713, 1439181713
- OCLC
- ocn708741638
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index.
- "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
Subjects
- Cancer -- History.
- Leukemia -- History.
- Cancer.
Children's Subject Heading
- Leukemia.
Children's Subject Heading
- Leukemia -- history
Medical Subject Heading
- Neoplasms -- history
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