The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer /

Mukherjee, Siddhartha,

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Of black cholor, without boyling" -- An impatient war -- "There is no cancer that is not potentially curable" -- Prevention is the cure -- A brave new landscape -- "The fruits of long endeavors".

A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, covering such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments.

9781439107959 (hardcover) 9781439195703 (pbk.)

2010024114


Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.
Leukemia--drug therapy--United States.
Leukemia--history--United States.
Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States.
History, 20th Century--United States.
Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.

RC275 / .M85 2010

616.99/4 616.99

WH 11 AA1 / M953e 2010