The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee

571 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction health history science informative slow-paced
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A comprehensive history of cancer – one of the greatest enemies of medical progress – and an insight into its effects and potential cures, by a leading expert on the illness.Cancer is one of a handful of human ailments that continue to elude us. T...

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informative 96%
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reflective 40%
emotional 28%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 28%
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dark 9%
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funny 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

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