The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Read Between The Lines · Siddhartha Mukherjee
November 9, 202523m 7s
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Show Notes
Meet the emperor of all maladies. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning "biography," physician Siddhartha Mukherjee tells the epic, four-thousand-year-old story of cancer. Journey from its first documented whispers in ancient scrolls to the high-tech labs waging a cellular war today. More than a medical history, this is a gripping narrative of human ingenuity, relentless struggle, and profound hope in the face of our most cunning cellular adversary. It is the definitive story of humanity’s epic battle against an enemy that lives within us all.
Topics
CancerOncologyHistory of cancerMedical historyChemotherapyGeneticsCarcinogensMedical researchWar on CancerSidney FarberPatient narrativesImmunotherapyTargeted therapyClinical trialsMetastasisCell biologyPulitzer PrizePublic healthNarrative medicineBiography of a disease