A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer

by MaryElizabeth Williams and Mary Elizabeth Williams

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426216335
• ISBN13: 9781426216336
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"