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It is an ancient adversary, an emperor of illness that has haunted humanity for millennia. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee presents the definitive “biography” of cancer. Journey from its first documented appearance in ancient Persia to the front lines of modern medicine, where brilliant scientists and resilient patients wage a daily war against it. This is the epic, riveting, and deeply human chronicle of our most intimate enemy—a story of hubris, hope, and the long fight to understand our own cells.