Bibliograph

The first cell, and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last, Azra Raza

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The first cell, and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last, Azra Raza

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first cell

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1082242119

Responsibility statement

Azra Raza

Sub title

and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last

Summary

"A world-class oncologist delivers a devastating and deeply personal examination of cancer, offering a searing account of how both medicine and society (mis)treats cancer, how people can do better, and why they must." --, (Source of summary not specified)

Table Of Contents

Prologue : cancer and its discontents -- Introduction : from last to first -- Omar : the nobleness of life is to do thus -- Per : sand piles and cancer -- Lady N : a loaded gun -- Kitty C : what wound did ever heal but by degrees? -- JC : one touch of nature makes the whole world kin -- Andrew : was honesty a choice? -- Harvey : death stared him in the face, and he stared right back -- Aftermath : give sorrow words -- Epilogue : the dawn has already arrived

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