{"product_id":"survivor-taking-control-of-your-fight-against-cancer-9780684856780","title":"Survivor: Taking Control of Your Fight Against Cancer","description":"Shortly after her thirty-seventh birthday, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e reporter and editor Laura Landro was told that she had chronic myelogenous leukemia. \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable account of her battle against this devastating, potentially fatal cancer -- and her successful struggle to take control of her own case. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Landro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684856780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Landro\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior editor in charge of entertainment, media, and marketing coverage at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e She won the National Print Journalism Award from the Leukemia Society of America for her October 24, 1996, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e article, \"A Survivor's Tale.\" She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40085644050547,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ee40250e-be89-40c2-a465-596a1a140649.jpg?v=1652451293","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/survivor-taking-control-of-your-fight-against-cancer-9780684856780","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}