The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

from cameling

With the progression of medical research, man has been able to successfully eradicate diseases such as small pox and polio, prevent the previously fatal consequences of measles,influenza and HIV, among others, but while progress has been made in cancer treatment and research, it still remains an ...

from -Cee-

This is an amazingly clear book for lay people about the history and future hope of cancer. So well written, it is highly readable though you need to pay close attention as the discoveries become more complicated. A comprehensive description of the disease, the research, the treatments, and hopes...

from acook

I save my 5 star reviews for "OMG, you HAVE to read this book.". I can't imagine anyone, unless you have absolutely zero interest in biology/medicine/cancer, not finding this book fascinating. And if you have any passing knowledge at all with those fields, you'll be riveted. The book covers the h...

from BrandonJBudd

Mukherjee succeeds in penning both an accessible and compelling account of the history of cancer and cancer-research by treating the topic as a narrative. Perhaps the narrative is fundamental to any biography, but Mukherjee avoids any pitfalls of dry or rote recounting of scientific fact by groun...

from kidzdoc

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a professor of medicine at Columbia University and a rising star in the field of cancer biology, is the author of this excellent story of cancer from antiquity to the present day, which was selected as one of The 10 Best Books of 2010 by The New York Times and is my pers...