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When one picks up a Pulitzer Winning book, one is assured of good writing. Having said that it is to be expected that those of us who are laypersons will be somewhat apprehensive at the thought of reading a treatise on cancer. No need. As Mukherjee promises, he has treated cancer not as something (a disease) but as someone - hence the subtitle "A biography of cancer." That one keeps turning pages till one gets to the end is a testament to the effective treatment Mukherjee affords this serious, painful subject. It is obvious that Mukherjee is an expert in his field, a good writer, and above all a wonderful "explainer." When Mukherjee says, "Our encounter with cancer has rounded us off; it has smoothed and polished us like river rocks," he summarizes the feelings of his colleagues. What tugs at our heartstrings and tells us about the insidiousness of this disease is Carla's poignant comment, "I am in the hospital, even when I'm outside the hospital!"
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greengummi27
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This book is absolutely fantastic. The 500+ pages fly by-- Siddhartha Mukherjee's writing is more medical thriller than medical textbook, although the book is a carefully researched history of cancer. The story of cancer research and those that pioneered it is often horrifying, sometimes uplifting, and always fascinating. If you have even a passing interest in the medical field, pick this up immediately. And if you are incredibly interested in medicine and oncology and have not yet finished it, well, what are you waiting for??
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david hammer
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I may have to read Moby Dick again!
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j a nice book
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Could not put this book down and am finding that I can't help talking about it to my friends. My husband gave it to me for Christmas and I can't wait for him to read it too. I learned so much about not just our war on cancer, but on our war against illnesses in general. Written in an erudite and moving fashion, the science was illuminating and accessible. The story of cancer's journey and our interactions with this disease through time, allowed me to reflect on the shaping of our society through this lens. I would dare anyone to not be moved by this story.
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SoCalGal
, January 02, 2011
I loved this book. It was hard to choose this one over Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand for best of 2010. However, Dr. Mukherjee's work is an extraodinary history of cancer with just the right blend of humility, honesty and fact. I loved it. Bravo!
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Dr. Mukherjee has filled a noticeable & frustrating gap in the cancer literature, which, except for a few books like Susan Love's book on breast cancer, seems to encompass two poles: popularly written "think positive" pep talks, and indecipherable (to the layperson)medical literature. Reading this book, I realized, for instance, why leukemia's over-production of white cells does not assist (as white cells usually do) the body's fight against infection--because these are immature white cells incapable of therapeutic function. Dr. M. also strikes a good balance between optimism about what cancer researchers may come up w/ in the future, in the way of new therapeutic & preventive drugs, and a warning about the thus-far intractable nature of cancer (its power of mutation). As a survivor now undergoing chemotherapy for the third time, I have no illusions about my ability to "get over" cancer, but I do appreciate the dedication of my doctors & all the researchers over the years whose struggles are so clearly & patiently chronicled by Dr. Mukherjee. He is that rare combination--a compassionate physician, a careful researcher, and a good writer.
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irwink
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An important original take on "the Big C." Of course this is not an easily approachable topic, but once in you're left with a manageable perspective on mortality.
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ISBN:
9781439107959
Binding:
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Publication date:
11/16/2010
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SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE
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592
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6.50IN
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2010
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