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The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--History.
- Cancer.
- Leukemia--History.
- Leukemia.
- Leukemia--drug therapy.
- History.
- United States.
- Leukemia--history.
- Antineoplastic Agents--history.
- History, 20th Century.
- Medical Subjects:
- Leukemia--drug therapy.
- United States.
- Leukemia--history.
- Antineoplastic Agents--history.
- History, 20th Century.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 571 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, [2010]
- Summary:
- A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781439107959
- 1439107955
- 9781439195703
- 1439195706
- 9781439181713
- 1439181713
- OCLC:
- 464593321
- Publisher Number:
- 99940274396
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