Man Who Grew Two Breasts
Offers eight accounts of strange illnesses and the medical detectives who found their causes
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It was Berton Roueche's genius to be able to capture the mounting suspense of races against time on the trail of rare and baffling maladies. The cases arise in big cities as well as small towns across America; time spans vary from months before a diagnosis is made to years in search of a cause and a cure. You will meet patients whose courage is as great as their pain and doctors who refuse to take ignorance for an excuse even after exploring one blind alley after another. Above all, you will come to understand the human factor in the scientific mosaic that is medicine, while enjoying the excitement of following a mind-teasing trail of clues in pursuit of a tantalizingly elusive quarry.
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