Survivor - by Laura Landro (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Survivor" is Landro's personal account of efforts to arm herself with facts, learn the pertinent medical jargon, and acquire a complete understanding of the options available to fight her cancer. Packed with information about the terrifying, bewildering world of modern medicine, this book is at a call to action every patient should heed.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Shortly after her thirty-seventh birthday, <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reporter and editor Laura Landro was told that she had chronic myelogenous leukemia. <i>Survivor</i> is the remarkable account of her battle against this devastating, potentially fatal cancer -- and her successful struggle to take control of her own case. <br> At first almost paralyzed with fear when diagnosed with this form of blood cancer, Landro resolved to use her journalistic training to seek out the treatment that would give her the best shot at surviving. Noting that most Americans spend more time researching what kind of car to buy than they do their health care, she shows how and why all patients can -- and must -- arm themselves with the facts, learn to understand medical jargon, get doctors to answer all their questions in layman's terms, weigh conflicting medical opinions, and make the difficult choice among the options open to them. <br> Landro's inspiring story offers all readers hope and the know-how to navigate the terrifying and bewildering world of medicine, even when they are very ill and at their most vulnerable.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>People</i> magazine <i>Survivor</i> is a veritable how-to manual for sufferers and their families.<br><br>Jill E. McGovern, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer, The Marrow Foundation I found <i>Survivor</i> to be the best account I have ever read of everything involved in considering treatment options, identifying a [bone] marrow match, undergoing a transplant, and overcoming post-transplant complications. The book will now be required reading for the staff of The Marrow Foundation.<br><br>Larry King One of the most important books I have ever read.<br><br>Tom Brokaw Laura Landro is a sassy, intelligent woman who beat cancer with brains, love, and courage. She'll enrich your life with her story.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Laura Landro</b> is a senior editor in charge of entertainment, media, and marketing coverage at <i>The Wall Street Journal.</i> She won the National Print Journalism Award from the Leukemia Society of America for her October 24, 1996, <i>Wall Street Journal</i> article, "A Survivor's Tale." She lives in New York City.
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