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First Edition: October 2019

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Names: Raza, Azra, author.

Title: The first cell : and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last / Azra Raza.

Description: New York : Basic Books, 2019 | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019016257 (print) | LCCN 2019018259 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541699502 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541699526 (hardcover)

Subjects: | MESH: Neoplasms—therapy | Medical Oncology | Neoplasms—prevention & control | Personal Narrative

Classification: LCC RC263 (ebook) | LCC RC263 (print) | NLM QZ 21 | DDC 616.99/4—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019016257

ISBNs: 978-1-5416-9952-6 (hardcover); 978-1-5416-9950-2 (ebook)

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