By Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cancer sucks.
The Emperor of all Maladies tells the history of Cancer. From it's ancient history as an untreatable disease. To modern times, where it's much more treatable, some of the time.
Cancer still sucks. The book isn't overly optimistic about curing it as cancer is an almost inevitable side effect of any creature that with cells that reproduce. It's not a question of if you will get cancer, but when, and to what degree. The author speculates that in the fullness of time, cancer will be chronically manageable condition. We will still get cancer. Treatments may keep it at bay for years.
Cancer sucks.
The Emperor of all Maladies tells the history of Cancer. From it's ancient history as an untreatable disease. To modern times, where it's much more treatable, some of the time.
Cancer still sucks. The book isn't overly optimistic about curing it as cancer is an almost inevitable side effect of any creature that with cells that reproduce. It's not a question of if you will get cancer, but when, and to what degree. The author speculates that in the fullness of time, cancer will be chronically manageable condition. We will still get cancer. Treatments may keep it at bay for years.
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