A series of catastrophes & miracles

a true story of love, science, and cancer

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A series of catastrophes & miracles

a true story of love, science, and cancer

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"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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English
Pages
304

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299).

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.19699/40092, B, 616.994/009/02
Library of Congress
RC269.5 .W55 2016, RC269.5.W55 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
304 pages
Number of pages
304

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27205296M
Internet Archive
seriesofcatastro0000will
ISBN 10
1426216335
ISBN 13
9781426216336
LCCN
2015033584
OCLC/WorldCat
916591765

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