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Title Statement | A series of catastrophes & miracles: a true story of love, science, and cancer / Mary Elizabeth Williams. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Series of catastropes and miracles |
Author | Williams, Mary Elizabeth |
Publication | Washington, D.C.: National Geographic,[2016]©2016 |
Extent of Item | 304 pages |
ISBN | 1426216335 9781426216336 |
Other Number | 2836187 |
General Notes | Includes reader discussion guide. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
Summary | "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. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Metastasis |
Cancer--Biography--Patients--United States | |
Cancer in women--Patients--Biography--United States | |
Women--Health and hygiene | |
By Name | Williams, Mary Elizabeth--Health |