01226cam a2200241 a 450000100060000000300050000600500170001100800410002802000170006902000220008603500210010804000180012905000100014708200160015710000320017324500820020526000360028730000620032350400640038552004910044965000210094065000230096112023CUTN20131218013003.0111110s2011    enkacf   b    001 0 eng    a978007428052  a0007250924 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)765526104  aAU@bengcAU@ 4aRC27504a616.9942221 aMukherjee, Siddhartha.zMUK14aThe emperor of all maladies :ba biography of cancer /cSiddhartha Mukherjee.  aLondon :bFourth Estate,c2011.  axviii, 573 p., [8] p. of plates :bill., ports. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.  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. 0aCancerxHistory. 0aLeukemiaxHistory.