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BETTY ANN BOWSER (Newshour): This year, more than half-a-million Americans were diagnosed with cancer. And although it is no longer an automatic death sentence, cancer is still the second leading cause of death in the United States.
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee knows that reality well. He's an oncologist and cancer researcher at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. In a new book called "The Emperor of All Maladies," Mukherjee writes a history of cancer.
He tells the stories of people he's treated and those of leading reserchers who dedicated their lives to a disease for which the doctor thinks may never have a complete cure.
Highly suggest viewing video or reading full transcript.
PERSONAL NOTE: I just downloaded "The Emperor of All Maladies" to my Kindle Tablet, $9.99
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