Reading, "The Emperor of All Maladies" A Biography of Cancer

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell." ~ Lance Armstrong

"It amazes me that we spend 20% of the US budget on defense and far-off wars, and not on fighting cancer, disease, and aging." ~ Zoltan Istvan

"The Emperor of All Maladies" is a powerful reading experience, especially given how deeply cancer has touched my family.

Siddhartha Mukherjee’s first book and a New York times bestseller really captures the complexity and relentless nature of cancer—from its historical roots to the current science and harsh battles to manage it.

The book reminds me of how personal and profound this fight is for most of our families.

Cancer’s impact is devastating.

Each type, whether brain, pancreatic, bone, esophageal, or stomach cancer, brings its own unique and brutal challenges. The statistic of over 7 million people dying from cancer each year shows just how common yet intensely personal this disease is. Each story of loss is irreplaceable and carries its own generational trauma.

Mukherjee writes about amazing progress made in understanding and treating cancer, but also the persistent mystery and challenge it presents.

Yet with generational advanced artificial intelligence the possibilities of defeating most of these cancers is possible in the near future.