To read this book is to gain a better understanding of cancer and to see how far medicine has come. Siddhartha Mukherjee filled the pages of this book with all of his cancer knowledge and many of his experiences. The word that I think is most accurate, though, is informative. Many words come to mind after reading this book, including long, detailed, intense, thought provoking, upsetting, and informative. I had to read several sections multiple times to digest fully, and it was one of the most difficult books for me to sit down and read. As someone without a heavily scientific or medical background, I found this book a lot to take in and comprehend but well worth it in the end. The phrase “out of sight, out of mind” is quickly dismissed after reading this book, as it goes into detail regarding one of the deadliest diseases known to mankind. This book is a chilling read and brings cancer into a light most of us don’t want to think about.
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