The book reads like a literary thriller with cancer as the protagonist. By julia klein spring 2011 it is difficult, if not impossible, to reach middle age without experiencing at close. This elegantly written overview allows us to look a once whispered about illness squarely in the eye. A biography of cancer cover of the emperor of all maladies authorsiddhartha mukherjee countryunited states languageenglish subjectcancer genrenonfiction publisherscribner publication date 16 november 2010 pages592 isbn9781439107959 the emperor of all maladies.
It is an illuminating book that provides hope and clarity to those seeking to demystify cancer. Mukherjee, an assistant professor of medicine at columbia and a staff physician at columbia university medical center, writes that he originally intended the book to be a journal of his two years as an oncology fellow at massachusetts general hospital in boston. Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A biography of cancer by siddhartha mukherjee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ive left out the most prominent recent book, the emperor of all maladies by siddhartha mukherjee. Here is a quick description and cover image of book the emperor of all maladies. Genentech, cancer treatment centers of america, siemens, david h. The result is an astonishingly lucid and eloquent chronicle of a disease.
Nov 14, 2010 mukherjee started on the road to this book when he began advanced training in cancer medicine at the danafarber cancer institute in boston in the summer of 2003. In the emperor of all maladies, siddhartha mukherjee, doctor, researcher and awardwinning science writer, examines cancer with a cellular biologists precision, a historians perspective, and a biographers passion. Based on the 2010 pulitzer prizewinning book the emperor of all maladies. The emperor of all maladies is undoubtedly one of these rare books. The emperor of all maladies reminds one of the sayingto a hammer, everything is a nail. Superficial consideration might make astrologers wonder at this. Mukerjee presents the chronology of cancer in an informative and easily readable way. Based on siddhartha mukherjees 2010 pulitzer prize.
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Pulitzer prize winning science writer siddhartha mukherjees comprehensive history of cancer covers a lot of bases. With excellent analogies, piercing contextual investigations, stunning science, and delightful artistic references, siddhartha mukherjee takes us on a nittygritty yet allencompassing outing spreading over hundreds of years. Health, history, medical, medicine, nonfiction, science. Few books deftly yet thoroughly cover a wide range of topics in a single volume. This book is composed of six parts that deal with the cenotaphic events according to the historical progress in the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. From the persian queen atossa, whose greek slave cut off her malignant breast, to the nineteenthcentury recipients of primitive radiation and chemotherapy to mukherjees own leukemia patient, carla, the emperor of all maladies is about the people who have soldiered. This elegantly written overview allows us to look a once whisperedabout illness squarely in the eye.
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