Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer
Author: Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Emperor of All Maladies 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 radical new understanding of its essence. — Physician, researcher, and award-winning science w...  more »
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price: $18.00
Buy New (Paperback): $13.79 (save 23%) or
Become a PBS member and pay $9.89+1 PBS book credit Help icon(save 45%)
ISBN-13: 9781439170915
ISBN-10: 1439170916
Publication Date: 9/27/2011
Pages: 592
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 16

4.3 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 36
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

reviewed The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer on + 289 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The Emperor of All Maladies is a fitting 'biography' for this set of diseases that commands our scientific and clinical efforts as well as our imagination and fears. Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, fellowship-trained at Harvard, provides a comprehensive overview of cancer. Beginning in ancient Egypt, where it was recognized as the malady with no cure, the story quickly jumps to a riveting account of how scientists, clinicians, and motivated activists have marshaled tremendous resources into a "War against Cancer," especially in the United States. It makes clear how the complex cancer landscape had come about. Readers who found molecular biology dry might find it more interesting and intelligible in service of a larger story of hope, frustration, and discovery. Real patients, including Mukherjee's own patient Carla, provide the human dimension. I highly recommend this book to those interested in the history of medicine or affected by cancer.
Read All 2 Book Reviews of "The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer"


Genres: