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The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

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An edition of The Emperor of All Maladies (2010)

The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

by and

  • ★★★ ★ 3.89 ·
  • 9 Ratings
  • 210 Want to read
  • 15 Currently reading
  • 16 Have read

The story of cancer is a human one - a tale of chance discoveries, seized opportunities and human endurance. From innovative but brutal early surgical treatments to the Curies' ultimately tragic work with radiation; from Sidney Farber's hugely risky discovery of chemotherapy to the author's treatment of his own patients, this riveting book recounts a centuries-long conflict.

Now, as cancer becomes an ever more universal experience, the need to understand it, and its treatment, has never been more compelling. In this groundbreaking account Siddhartha Mukherjee, bestselling author of The Gene, reveals how far we have come in solving one of science's great mysteries and offers a facinating glimpse of our future progress.
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medical history, social sciences, history, civilization, oncology, Cancer, nyt:paperback_nonfiction=2011-08-27, research, New York Times bestseller, Protected DAISY, medicine, Leukemia, In library, Antineoplastic Agents, drug therapy, Cancer, popular works, History, 20th Century, Behandling, Historia, New York Times reviewed, History, Drug therapy, Antineoplastic agents, History, 20th century, Antineoplastic agents--history, Leukemia--history, Leukemia--drug therapy, Cancer--history, Rc275 .m85 2010, Wh 11 aa1 m953e 2010, 616.99/4, Civilization, General, Social sciences -> history -> world civilization, Social sciences -> social sciences -> general, Allied health & medical -> medical -> history
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Mary Lasker, Farber, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Queen Atossa
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Boston, Geneva, London
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From 2, 500 B.C. to 2010, From 2500 B.C. to 2010

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Emperador de Todos Los Males / the Emperor of All Maladies: a Biography of Cancer
2016, Random House Espanol, Debate
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
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El emperador de todos los males: una biografía del cáncer
2011, Taurus/Pensamiento, Taurus
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The Emperor of All Maladies
2011-08, Scribner
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
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Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
2010-11, Scribner
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Copyright Date
2011

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RC263

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Paperback

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Open Library
OL26458200M
ISBN 10
0007250924
ISBN 13
9780007250929
OCLC/WorldCat
765526104, 1026259932
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0007250924
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0007250924
Wikidata
Q117748077

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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. Published on 16 November 2010 by Scribner, it won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.

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