Books by Siddhartha Mukherjee
“I’d say it has become a modern classic of cancer and maybe even of popular medical science. It is described, both in the subtitle and by many people, as ‘a biography of cancer.’ I would say it’s more like a biography of cancer research. It’s telling the story of cancer medicine, the development of cancer charities, and the politics around cancer, including Richard Nixon’s war on cancer, all the way to the present (or 2010, when the book came out).” Read more...
Interviews where books by Siddhartha Mukherjee were recommended
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
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When Breath Becomes Air
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Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution and the New Science of Life
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Stories of Cancer and Hope
by Kevin Donaghy
The best books on Cancer, recommended by Jarle Breivik
The best books on Cancer, recommended by Jarle Breivik
Many of us view cancer as an enemy that we have to fight and look forward to the day it is eliminated by modern medicine. But that’s not going to happen, says Jarle Breivik, a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo. He argues for a more realistic approach to cancer as a fundamental part of life and what it means to be human.
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
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Thunderstruck
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Moneyball
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
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Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation
by Dan Fagin
The best books on Radiation, recommended by Timothy J. Jorgensen
The best books on Radiation, recommended by Timothy J. Jorgensen
Public understanding of radiation needs to improve if people are to properly assess its benefits and risks argues author and academic, Timothy Jorgensen. From the discovery of radio to a cancer cluster in New Jersey, he chooses highly readable books illuminating different aspects of radiation.
