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The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee
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67 pages • 2 hours read

Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

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What makes cancer emblematic of the atomic age?

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Why do you think scientists divided 20th century cancer research into chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery?

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Why were radical surgeons at first so reluctant to give up their approach to treating cancer?

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