A series of catastrophes & miracles: a true story of love, science, and cancer

✍ Scribed by Williams, Mary Elizabeth

• Publisher: National Geographic Society;National Geographic Partners
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An 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 what it takes to weather disease, the new developments that are rewriting the rules of science -- and the healing power of human connection.

✦ Subjects

Cancer in women;Cancer--Patients;Health;Metastasis;POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security;POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare;Women--Health and hygiene;Biography;Personal Narrative;Biographies;Electronic books;Autobiographies;Williams, Mary Elizabeth, -- 1965- -- Health;Cancer -- Patients -- Biography;Women -- Health and hygiene;POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security;POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare;Williams, Mary E