Macleod's Introduction to Medicine: A Doctor's Memoir - Paperback

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Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781447145219

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by Jonathan Waxman (Author)

'MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine: A Doctor's Memoir' is a collection of stories that gives the reader an insight into the humorous side of a doctor's life. There is a rich source of humor in medicine, and this book aims to share some of this.

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'MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine: A Doctor's Memoir' is a collection of short stories that gives the reader an insight into the humorous side of a doctor's life before the dawn of management.

Author Biography

Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at Imperial College London. He is a clinician who has helped develop new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the founder and life president of Prostate Cancer UK, the first UK national organisation promoting research and patient support for this condition. He helped establish an All Party Parliamentary Group to improve cancer treatment and rationalise cancer research throughout the UK, and has developed and led several media campaigns to rationalise cancer treatments and change government health policy. 'MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine', is his third fiction book and follows 'The Elephant in the Room', and 'The Fifth Gospel'.

Number of Pages: 213

Dimensions: 0.52 x 8 x 5 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: August 22, 2013

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