| Edition |
First Scribner trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 573 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index. |
| 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 distroted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors |
| Summary |
A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- History.
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Leukemia -- History.
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| ISBN |
1439170916 |
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9781439170915 |
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