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A series of catastrophes & miracles, a true story of love, science, and cancer, Mary Elizabeth Williams

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A series of catastrophes & miracles, a true story of love, science, and cancer, Mary Elizabeth Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A series of catastrophes & miracles

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Sub title

a true story of love, science, and cancer

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

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series of catastrophes and miracles

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