Book · 2011 · Health & Fitness
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
Why people recommend it
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of cancer that traces the disease from its earliest historical mentions through modern scientific efforts to cure it. Dr. Peter McCullough recommended the book on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von while reviewing historical medical practices regarding smoking, and Dr. Alex Marson similarly praised the work on Huberman Lab as a comprehensive and empathetic exploration of the disease's long history. Pamela Paul highlighted the book on The Book Review as an incredible read that she wanted to revisit, while Joe Rogan mentioned the author and text on The Joe Rogan Experience during a discussion on expert contributors. Atul Gawande discussed Mukherjee's writing on How I Write, and Dr. Mark Hyman referenced the book on both Huberman Lab and The Megyn Kelly Show when examining cancer research, oncology, and metabolic health. Additionally, Pamela Paul interviewed the author on The Book Review to discuss the enduring legacy and sales of the book long after its initial publication. Across these shows, medical professionals and cultural commentators consistently praised the book for its literary grace, historical depth, and profound impact on public understanding of medicine.
Who recommended it
- Dr. Mark Hyman Discussed
- Pamela Paul Recommended
- Dr. Peter McCullough Recommended
- Dr. Alex Marson Recommended
- Atul Gawande Discussed
- Regina Barzilay Discussed
- Lex Fridman Discussed
- Joe Rogan Recommended
Dr. Mark Hyman — 2 mentions
“brilliant scientist at Colombia who's actually a oncologist who wrote a book called The Emperor Balm Malades and he wrote that book.”
“Sedartha Mukuji may have heard of him. He's a famous oncologist from Colombia written a book called the Emperor of Al Malades won the Pulzer Prize.”
Pamela Paul — 2 mentions
“it made me want to go back and reread sidarta mukerji's incredible the Emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer”
“let's start off with your last book um the Emperor of all meladi one of our best books of the year when it came out in 2010 continues to sell had a long afterlife”
Dr. Peter McCullough — 1 mention
“A a great book is uh The Emperor of All Mal Malades by Mukerjee. Won the Pulitzer Prize in his first book.”
Dr. Alex Marson — 1 mention
“If anyone's really interested, I would highly recommend the this book The Emperor of All Maladies, which is a which is really a biography of cancer as a disease and talk about I mean, the long history of going back as far as there's records of tumors of various kinds and and the misery associated with that.”
Atul Gawande — 1 mention
“He wrote a book called Emperor of Maladies which won the Pulitzer.”
Regina Barzilay — 1 mention
“I've maybe a year ago read a book called the emperor of all maladies it's a book about it's kind of a history of science book on how the treatments and drugs for cancer were developed”
Lex Fridman — 1 mention
“yeah and and the other interesting question is in the early days of particular discipline I think you mentioned in in that book was is ultimately a book of cancer it's called the Emperor of all maladies”
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“I like sadar mukar G who wrote the Emperor of all maladies”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Americanah
- An American Sickness
- Before the Fall
- Being Mortal
- Between Shades of Gray
- Biochemical Individuality
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“his first the Fantastic the Emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer won the piter prize”
“he also is the one who wrote the Emperor of all maladies about cancer”
“So today we're tackling the very serious topic, the emperor of all maladies: cancer.”