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Book, 2010
Current format, Book, 2010, First Scribner hardcover edition, Available .
Book, 2010
Current format, Book, 2010, First Scribner hardcover edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
A magnificent, beautifully written epic "biography" of cancer - from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the majestic battles to cure, control, and conquer it - to a radical new understanding of its essence. In the tradition of "The Noonday Demon", this is a brilliant exploration of the past, present, and future of a complex, shape-shifting disease that defines our century. A magnificent, beautifully written epic "biography" of cancer - from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the majestic battles to cure, control, and conquer it - to a radical new understanding of its essence. In the tradition of "The Noonday Demon", this is a brilliant exploration of the past, present, and future of a complex, shape-shifting disease that defines our century.
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