A series of catastrophes & miracles
Subtitle: a true story of love, science, and cancer
By: Mary Elizabeth Williams
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781426216336
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Cancer; Metastasis; Patients; Health; Cancer in women; Biography; Women
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299).