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From the publisher

A world-class oncologist examines the current state of cancer and its devastating impact on the individuals it affects--including herself--in this deeply personal book.

"An elegantly conceived, powerfully written, and far-reaching book that will change the conversation around cancer for decades to come." --Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies

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. 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.

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  • Title The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last
  • Author Azra Raza
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books
  • Publication date 2020-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781541699519 / 1541699513
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Health & Fitness
  • Category Consumer Health
  • Library of Congress subjects Popular works, Cancer
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.994

About the author

Azra Raza is the Chan Soon-Shiong professor of medicine and the director of the MDS Center at Columbia University. In addition to publishing widely in basic and clinical cancer research, Raza is also the coeditor of the highly acclaimed website 3QuarksDaily.com. She lives in New York City.
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