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001 2010024114
003 DLC
005 20140416075145.0
008 100608s2010 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010024114
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020 $a9781439107959
020 $a1439107955
020 $a9781439195703 (pbk.)
020 $a1439195706 (pbk.)
020 $a9781439181713 (ebook)
020 $a1439181713 (ebook)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn464593321
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050 00 $aRC275$b.M85 2010
060 00 $aWH 11 AA1$bM953e 2010
082 00 $a616.99/4$222
100 1 $aMukherjee, Siddhartha.
245 14 $aThe emperor of all maladies :$ba biography of cancer /$cSiddhartha Mukherjee.
250 $a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$cc2010.
300 $axiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.
505 0 $a"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.
520 $aA "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.
650 0 $aCancer$xHistory.
650 0 $aLeukemia$xHistory.
650 12 $aLeukemia$xdrug therapy$zUnited States.
650 12 $aLeukemia$xhistory$zUnited States.
650 22 $aAntineoplastic Agents$xhistory$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHistory, 20th Century$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010024114-s.html