The Peter Attia Drive #32 - Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.: new frontiers in cancer therapy, medicine, and the writing process
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Dec 10, 2018 Sid Mukherjee, author of 'The Emperor of All Maladies', discusses his writing process, thoughts about medicine, cancer, immunotherapy, and a study combining a ketogenic diet with a drug in mice that had encouraging results. They also explore the three laws of medicine, the excitement around immunotherapy, and how the body's metabolic state affects cancer.
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Book's Origin
- Siddhartha Mukherjee explains the genesis of his book, "The Emperor of All Maladies," stemming from a patient's question.
- This question broadened into exploring the history and future of cancer.
Humanizing Science Writing
- Humanize scientific writing by grounding abstract concepts with personal stories.
- Mukherjee emphasizes weaving human experiences into scientific narratives for better understanding.
Kaleidoscopic Writing
- Mukherjee's writing aims for multifaceted readability, like a kaleidoscope.
- Different readers, from oncologists to patients' families, can find unique meaning in the same text.