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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Molecular and Clinical History of Cancer

Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia University

53:58·2012·introductory level·Public Colloquium

Traces oncology from radical surgery and cytotoxic chemotherapy to oncogenes, tumor suppressors, targeted kinase inhibitors, and cancer genomics.

Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer physician and researcher, discusses his book, "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer." Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories, and deaths in the fight against cancer, told through the eyes of his predecessors and peers. Presented by Harvard Book Store. More lectures at

This talk was taped on December 2, 2010.

Source: GBH Forum Network via YouTubeWatch on YouTube

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