Mukherjee, Siddhartha.

The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee. - 1st Scribner trade paperback ed. - UK : Fourth Estate, 2011. - xviii, 573, [12] p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.

"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.

9780007428052


Cancer--History.
Leukemia--History.

616.9940092 MUK