The first cell and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last
(Audiobook CD)
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Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2019].
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Nanuet Public Library - Adult Book on CD | 616.994 Raz | On Shelf |
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Book on CD | BK/CD 616.994 RAZ | On Shelf |
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Published
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2019].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
10 sound discs (11 hr., 30 min) : digital, 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Compact disc.
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In container (17 cm.).
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Title from container.
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Narrated by Sheherzad Raza Preisler.
Description
We have lost the war on cancer. We spend $150 billion each year treating it, yet -- a few innovations notwithstanding -- a patient with cancer is as likely to die of it as one was fifty years ago. Most new drugs add mere months to one's life at agonizing physical and financial cost. 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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Raza, A., & Preisler, S. R. (2019). The first cell: and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last . Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Raza, Azra and Sheherzad Raza, Preisler. 2019. The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last. Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Raza, Azra and Sheherzad Raza, Preisler. The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last Recorded Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Raza, Azra,, and Sheherzad Raza Preisler. The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last Recorded Books, 2019.
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