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The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
A recount of the centuries-long conflict surrounding cancer and cancer treatments and a revelation of of how far we have come in solving one of science's greatest mysteries.
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London :
Fourth Estate,
2011.
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| LEADER | 01258nam a22001817a 4500 | ||
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| 020 | |a 978-0-00-742805-2 | ||
| 082 | |a 616.994 |b MUK-E | ||
| 100 | |a Mukherjee, Sidhartha | ||
| 245 | |b a biography of cancer |a The emperor of all maladies : |c : Siddhartha Mukherjee. | ||
| 260 | |a London : |b Fourth Estate, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xviii+585 p. : |b illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011 Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011 Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize | ||
| 505 | |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 | |a A recount of the centuries-long conflict surrounding cancer and cancer treatments and a revelation of of how far we have come in solving one of science's greatest mysteries. | ||
| 650 | |a Cancer -- Popular works. Cancer -- Treatment -- History. Health and Fitness | ||
| 942 | |c BK | ||
| 999 | |c 298547 |d 298547 | ||
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