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The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer

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text The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer

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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 ... Read more
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.

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Description
xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Scribner 2010

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 616.99 MUK in Adult Non-fiction Available
Fife Lake Public Library 616.99 SID in Adult Reshelving
Peninsula Community Library 909 MUK in Adult Available
Interlochen Public LIbrary Health Med Mukherjee in Adult Non-fiction Available

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