| Description |
304 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-299) |
| Summary |
After being diagnosed with a rapid and deadly form of cancer, the author took a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joined a clinical trial, while her best friend embarked on a cancer journey of her own with very different results. |
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"A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death--and be restored to life. After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own--with very different results. Williams's experiences as a patient and a medical test subject reveal with stark honesty what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments that are rewriting the rules of science--and the healing power of human connection"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Williams, Mary Elizabeth, (Journalist) -- Health.
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Metastasis.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Biography.
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Cancer in women -- Patients -- Biography.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Series of catastrophes and miracles |
| ISBN |
9781426216336 (hardback) |
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1426216335 (hardback) |
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