The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer

Author:	Mukherjee, Siddhartha. cancer / Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Edition:	1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Published:	New York : Scribner, c2011.
Description:	xviii, 573, [12] p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
LC Call No.:	RC275.M85 2010
Dewey No.:	616.99/4 22
ISBN:	9781439107959
	1439107955
	9781439195703 (pbk.)
	1439195706 (pbk.)
	9781439181713 (ebook)
	1439181713 (ebook)
Notes:	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.
	A "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.
Subjects:	Cancer -- History.
	Leukemia -- History.
	Leukemia -- drug therapy -- United States.
	Leukemia -- history -- United States.
	Antineoplastic Agents -- history -- United States.
	History, 20th Century -- United States.

What I have read since 1974