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Main Author: Mukherjee, Siddhartha 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Fourth Estate 2011
Edition:Paperback ed.
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Summary:A "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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 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
Physical Description:XIV, 571 S. Ill. 23 cm