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The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

The Emperor of All Maladies( )
Author: Mukherjee, Siddhartha
ISBN:978-0-00-725091-2
Publication Date:Feb 2011
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Imprint:Fourth Estate
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $45.99
Book Description:

A comprehensive history of cancer – one of the greatest enemies of medical progress – and an insight into its effects and potential cures, by a leading expert on the illness.Cancer is one of a handful of human ailments that continue to elude us. The modern age is plagued with news of rising cancer rates, all kinds of possible man-made causes and a constant stream of potential miracle cures. In the course of his investigations into cancer, however, Siddhartha Mukherjee...
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Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diseases & Conditions / Cancer
Medical / Oncology / Leukemia & Lymphoma
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.9 x 24 cm
Author Biography
Mukherjee, Siddhartha (Author)
Siddhartha Mukherjee was born in 1970 in New Delhi, India. He received an undergraduate degree in biology from Stanford University, a DPhil in immunology from Magdalen College, Oxford University, and a M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He is known for his work on the formation of blood, and the interactions between the micro-environment and cancer cells. His book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in general non-fiction. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and a staff physician at Columbia University Medical Center. His articles have appeared in Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, The New York Times, and The New Republic.

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