TY - BOOK AU - Mukherjee,Siddhartha TI - The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer SN - 9781439107959 AV - RC275 .M85 2010 U1 - 616.99/4 22 PY - 0000/// CY - New York PB - Scribner KW - Cancer KW - History KW - Leukemia KW - history KW - drug therapy KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - History, 20th Century KW - fast KW - behandling KW - historia KW - sao KW - sears KW - United States KW - FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General KW - BISAC KW - Instructional and educational works KW - lcgft N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-s.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-d.html UR - http://books.google.com/books?isbn=9781439107959 UR - http://siddharthamm.blogspot.com/ ER -