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THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s monumental THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES meticulously outlines the trajectory of cancer (derived from the Greek word “karkinos,” meaning crab) over thousands of years, starting in ancient Egypt. In 2010, seven million people around the world will die of cancer. Many have experienced the horrors of this disease through personal experience. The author provides us with a global view of this “shape-shifting entity [that is] imbued with such metaphorical and political potency that it is often described as the definitive plague of our generation.”
November 25, 2010
Tags: Cancer, medical, Nonfiction Posted in: Non-fiction, Reading Guide 
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