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.
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