|a Pulitzer Prize, general nonfiction, 2011 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. 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. |a A 'biography' of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. |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. |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index. |a 'This edition includes a new interview with the author'-P. |a xviii, 573 pages : |b illustrations |c 24 cm

|a First Scribner trade paperback edition. |a The emperor of all maladies : |b a biography of cancer / |c Siddhartha Mukherjee.

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