The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.

By:

Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Fourth Estate, 2011.Description: xviii, 573p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780007250929

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DDC classification:

616.9940092 23 MUK

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.

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

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIT Goa Central Library Fiction	616.9940092/ MUK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	SBHPL/INV/74/2024-2025\|\|14-05-2024\|\|26.10%		4349

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.

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