Title: A series of catastrophes & miracles
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"--
Subjects: Health and hygiene, Cancer, Metastasis, Patients, Health, Cancer in women, Biography, Women, Cancer, patients, biography, Women, health and hygiene, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Personal Memoirs, HEALTH & FITNESS, Diseases, Phase II as Topic Clinical Trials, Psychology, Neoplasm Metastasis, Women's Health
People: Mary Elizabeth Williams (Journalist)