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100 1  Williams, Mary Elizabeth,|c(Journalist),|eauthor. 
245 12 A series of catastrophes & miracles :|ba true story of 
       love, science, and cancer /|cMary Elizabeth Williams. 
246 30 Series of catastrophes and miracles 
264  1 Washington, D.C. :|bNational Geographic,|c[2016] 
264  4 |c©2016 
300    304 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-299) 
520    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. 
520    "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"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Williams, Mary Elizabeth,|c(Journalist)|xHealth. 
650  0 Metastasis. 
650  0 Cancer|xPatients|vBiography. 
650  0 Cancer in women|xPatients|vBiography. 
650  0 Women|xHealth and hygiene. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xPersonal Memoirs.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xWomen.|2bisacsh 
650  7 HEALTH & FITNESS|xDiseases|xCancer.|2bisacsh 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
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