The Emperor Of All Maladiesis A Remarkably Persuasive And Moving Account Of A Disease That Humans Have Perished From And Have Been Living With, For More Than Five Thousand Years. It Is The Story Of Human Ingenuity, Spirit And Relentless Persistence. It Also Discusses Excessive Pride And Misunderstanding, Leveraged Against A Disease That Was Said To Be Beaten Three Decades Ago. Siddhartha Mukherjee Talks About Discoveries, Hitches, Successes And Harms Documented Over Centuries - From The Times Of The Persian Queen Atossa, Whose Greek Slave Had To Cut Off Her Breast, To The Nineteenth-century Recipient Of Emerging Radiation Treatments And Chemotherapy. Mukherjee Also Describes The Story Of His Leukaemia Patient, Carla, Along With The Tales Of Other People Who Have Fought Through All The Harmful, Painful, And Vigorous Tests And Treatments To Live. The Book Also Offers A Hopeful Glance Into The Prospects Of Cancer Treatments In The Future.the Emperor Of All Maladiespresents New, Knowledgeable Standpoints On The Way Scientists, Philosophers, Doctors, And Lay Readers Have Studied And Understood The Human Body And The Ailments It Is Sensitive To, For Ages
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Paperback |
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Language |
English |
ISBN |
9.78E+12 |
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