[Machine Translation] Cancer" is a disease that has afflicted people for 4000 years from B.C. to the present day. The ancient Egyptian physician Imhotep said that there was no cure for this tumor, which was named "kalkinos" ("crab") by Hippocrates, and was feared as "the emperor of all diseases" by 19th century surgeons. This nonfiction masterpiece, which won the Pulitzer Prize and other awards, reveals the true nature of this mysterious disease through the drama of the struggles of patients and doctors.