A series of catastrophes & miracles

a true story of love science and cancer

A series of catastrophes & miracles

a true story of love science and cancer
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Book - 2016

"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"--

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Williams, Mary Elizabeth, 1965- (Auteur)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]
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