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I wasn't particularly interested in the history of cancer before reading the book, but the book is very well-written and held my interest all the way … ‘”The Emperor of All Maladies” is the book that many will have been waiting for. While The Emperor of All Maladies is rich with the science and history behind the fight against cancer, it is also a meditation on illness, medical ethics, and the complex, intertwining lives of doctors and patients. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee, 9781439170915, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. The Emperor of All Maladies is sub-titled “A Biography of Cancer.” It is really a history of our battle against cancer. To conclude, the book sheds new light on the future of war on cancer, Medicine and science has come a long way in the past decades and new treatments continue to be discovered and tested. Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011 Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize Now, as cancer becomes an ever more universal experience, the need to understand it, and its treatment, has never bee 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 first is a history of cancer told in such a fascinating way, it’s a brilliant book. The second is about the cells doctors took from Henrietta that are still used today but her family weren’t informed about what was done. 5 star (3) 4 star (2) 3 star (0) 2 star (0) 1 star (0) Author . Executive producer Ken Burns presents Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Want to Read saving…. A magnificent, beautifully written epic "biography" of cancer-in the tradition of Andrew Solomon's The Noonday Demon, this is a brilliant exploration of the past, present, and future of a complex disease that defines us and our time. The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer (Book) : Mukherjee, Siddhartha : A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, covering such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments. This. It’s taken me a month and half to finish this mammoth of a book, the Middlemarch of medical non-fiction, The Emperor of All Maladies, A Biography of Cancer. The emperor of Maladies – the title captures ones interest and this no doubt has proven to a book which sticks with you even after you finish reading it. Mukherjee, Siddhartha. I thought this was ambitious because I had essentially abandoned reading for most of the previous ten years. He divulges the basis for cancer in DNA and what this insight provides in terms of therapy. We're featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. Riveting, urgent, and surprising, The Emperor of All Maladies provides a fascinating glimpse into the future of cancer treatments. The Emperor of all Maladies and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks are both about cancer. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer (Book) : Mukherjee, Siddhartha : A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. I was intrigued by the discoveries of what cancer is, particularly that its possibility exists within each and every one of us. ... (My Goodreads review of the book is here.) Siddhartha Mukherjee is the author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction, and The Laws of Medicine.He is the editor of Best Science Writing 2013. Add to … The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer (Book) : Mukherjee, Siddhartha : Winner of the Pulitzer Prize The Emperor of All Maladies, now a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, is a magnificent, profoundly humane biography of cancer--from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a … Mukherjee is an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and a cancer physician and researcher. The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer (eBook) : Mukherjee, Siddhartha : A "biography" of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. 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