{"product_id":"the-first-cell-and-the-human-costs-of-pursuing-cancer-to-the-last-paperback","title":"The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAzra Raza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An elegantly conceived, powerfully written, and far-reaching book that will change the conversation around cancer for decades to come.\" --Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor of All Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe First Cell\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe First Cell\u003c\/i\u003e explores cancer from every angle: medical, scientific, cultural, and personal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Indeed, Raza describes how she bore the terrible burden of being her own husband's oncologist as he succumbed to leukemia. Like \u003ci\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe First Cell\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAzra Raza \u003c\/b\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779360784447,"sku":"9781541699519","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/the-first-cell-and-the-human-costs-of-pursuing-cancer-to-the-last-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}