The First Cell
And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last
Basic Books · Print & ebook · December 1, 2020
With the fascinating scholarship of The Emperor of All Maladies and the deeply personal experience of When Breath Becomes Air, a world-class oncologist examines the current state of cancer and its devastating impact on the individuals it affects -- including herself.
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- Who it’s for
- A reflective blend of science and memoir, tuned to the human price of relentless cancer pursuit.
- Genres
- Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma, Lives in Medicine
- Published
- Basic Books, December 1, 2020
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With the fascinating scholarship of The Emperor of All Maladies and the deeply personal experience of When Breath Becomes Air, a world-class oncologist examines the current state of cancer and its devastating impact on the individuals it affects -- including herself. In The First Cell, Azra Raza offers a searing account of how both medicine and our society (mis)treats cancer, how we can do better, and why we must.
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A lyrical journey from hope to despair and back again, The First Cell explores cancer from every angle: medical, scientific, cultural, and personal. Indeed, Raza describes how she bore the terrible burden of being her own husband's oncologist as he succumbed to leukemia. Like When Breath Becomes Air, The First Cell is no ordinary book of medicine, but a book of wisdom and grace by an author who has devoted her life to making the unbearable easier to bear.
Science, Felt
A reflective blend of science and memoir, tuned to the human price of relentless cancer pursuit.
Come here for
- memoir-grounded science
- human costs, not just disease
Expect
- early-stage thinking
- women and science
Where it sits
| Lives in Medicine | 55% |
|---|---|
| Cancer | 50% |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma | 31% |
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Publisher categories
- Lives in Medicine
- Personal Memoirs
- Healthcare Issues
- Cancer
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- Leukemia & Lymphoma
- Disease & Public Health
- Authors
- Azra Raza
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- December 1, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in Medicine