Mukherjee, Siddhartha, <br/><br/>
The emperor of all maladies :  a biography of cancer / 
Siddhartha Mukherjee. 
 - pages cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"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". 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439107959 (hardcover) 9781439195703 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010024114 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cancer--History.<br/>Leukemia--History.<br/>Leukemia--drug therapy--United States.<br/>Leukemia--history--United States.<br/>Antineoplastic Agents--history--United States.<br/>History, 20th Century--United States.<br/>Cancer--History.<br/>Leukemia--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC275  / .M85 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.99/4 616.99 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WH 11 AA1  / M953e 2010