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The Problem With Early Cancer Detection

By Siddhartha Mukherjee · The New Yorker · June 2025

The Problem With Early Cancer Detection

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"Blood tests that promise a head start against cancer are on the rise. The hard part? Showing that finding disease sooner actually saves lives."

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★ 4.1 · 12 ratings on Open LibraryMedical History2011571 pages

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. Published on 16 November 2010 by Scribner, it won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.

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★ 4.1 · 24 ratings on Open LibraryGenetics2017594 pages

The Gene: An Intimate History is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. It was published on 17 May 2016 by Scribner. The book chronicles the history of the gene and genetic research, all the way from Aristotle to Crick, Watson and Franklin and then the 21st century scientists who mapped the human genome. The book discusses the power of genetics in determining people's well-being and traits. It delves into the personal genetic history of Siddhartha Mukherjee's family, including mental illness. However, it is also a cautionary message toward not letting genetic predispositions define a person or their fate, a mentality that the author says led to the rise of eugenics in history.

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★ 4.1 · 12 ratings on Open LibraryMedical History2011571 pages

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. Published on 16 November 2010 by Scribner, it won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.

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