Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
Description |
xiv, 571 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 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 distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war. |
Summary |
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 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. |
Awards |
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction, 2011. |
Subject |
Cancer -- History.
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Leukemia -- History.
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Leukemia -- drug therapy -- United States.
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Leukemia -- history -- United States.
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Antineoplastic Agents -- history -- United States.
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History, 20th Century -- United States.
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ISBN |
9781439107959 (hardcover) |
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1439107955 (hardcover) |
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9781439195703 (paperback) |
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1439195706 (paperback) |
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