Summary:
Siddhartha Mukherjee, a physician has written the critically acclaimed biography on the biggest killer in the world, cancer. The deadly and malicious disease that kills more people in the world than any other and the cure for which has eluded scientists for thousands of years is dealt with microscopic precision. It traces the origins of cancer in the history as it tries to describe the struggle of life with its nemesis. It explores the primitive methods that aimed at curbing the cancer and also brings to notice that the medical science has made in tackling the disease diagnosed at an early stage through advances made in chemotherapy and radiation technology among others.
The story of cancer as the biggest weapon of death and how it has the potential to change lives in a moment and how the turmoil of a human being suffering makes him realize the transitory nature of life and death cycle. The author has gathered valuable information on the subject without being too scientific with his explanations. The author discusses the life of one of his patients Carla who was diagnosed by cancer. The author carves out a story line out of the various instances of people who didn't bow down in front of the weight and the might of cancer, carrying a terminal ailment. The regimes the cancer patients followed, described in The Emperor Of All Maladies: A Biography Of Cancer is an example of the journey to extremes of endurance by the human spirit in its immortal glory.
Review:
The book has more to offer than you would think by first looking at the title. It is not for persons practicing medicine or those whose lives are in some way or the other related to cancer but is for everyone as we as humans try to figure out the ways out of this perennial problem of cancer. The book is designed like a thriller and not as a text-book on cancer so it makes reading more interesting, although you are involved in reading something that falls in the greyest area of the life experience.
It busts cancer related myths and tells you how to keep your head on your shoulders when you encounter life's darkest truth. How the author tries to bring to awareness the state of mind of a cancer victim fighting for his survival is inspiring for not only cancer patients but is also a lesson to people with enduring vitality on how to take miseries with a level headed outlook and makes a plea to shed their indifference to life by brooding. The book dives deep into the history and present and future related to cancer cure as it shines a ray of hope that awaits us in the future. The Emperor Of All Maladies: A Biography Of Cancer makes you come out of the shell of fear that the term cancer creates as he humanely deals with the impersonal ways of the deadly disease.
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