The Elephant in the Room: Stories About Cancer Patients and their Doctors by Jon

Description: The Elephant in the Room by Jonathan Waxman The Elephant in the Room is a collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patients journey. These stories comfort and entertain, inform and engage, and are a treat to read for anyone whose life has been affected by cancer. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Elephant in the Room is a collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patients journey. The stories, based on real-life accounts, are built around the idiosyncratic relationships between patients and their doctors. Using humor, empathy and wisdom, Jonathan Waxman explores the very human side of cancer as well as providing expert commentary on the clinical aspects of diagnosis and therapy of this disease. These stories comfort and entertain, inform and engage, and are a treat to read for anyone whose life has been affected by cancer. Notes The author is both an expert in oncology and a gifted storyteller, making for a unique combination of sound clinical information and an informal, enjoyable styleIncludes a range of cancer casesStories are taken from real-life accounts Back Cover The Elephant in the Room is a collection of real life short stories about cancer patients and their doctors. These stories comfort and entertain, inform and engage, and are a treat to read. With humour and empathy, Jonathan Waxman explores the human side of cancer. Author Biography Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at Imperial College London and consultant physician to the Hammersmith Hospital. He founded The Prostate Cancer Charity, the first United Kingdom national organisation promoting research and patient support for this condition. He is a clinician who has helped develop new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the author of around 400 research papers and chapters, eleven books on cancer, a book on medical negligence law and a novel, The Fifth Gospel. He directs a laboratory research group comprising 31 scientists, and a clinical trial group. He has raised funds for the building of the Hammersmith Cancer Centre whose spirit aims to combine the best of conventional and alternative therapies. He helped establish an All Party Parliamentary Group to improve cancer treatment and rationalise cancer research throughout the UK. He has developed and led successful and unsuccessful media campaigns to rationalise cancer treatments and change government health policy. Table of Contents Ricks Big Adventure.- All My Trials.- Snake Oil and Chips.- Smokers Cough.- Conference with Counsel.- Coming Through.- Heres Harry.- Why Me?.- How Do They Know What Ive Got?.- Doctors and Cancer: Firewall. Feature The author is both an expert in oncology and a gifted storyteller, making for a unique combination of sound clinical information and an informal, enjoyable style Includes a range of cancer cases Stories are taken from real-life accounts Details ISBN0857298941 Year 2011 ISBN-10 0857298941 ISBN-13 9780857298942 Media Book Format Paperback Publisher Springer London Ltd Imprint Springer London Ltd Place of Publication England Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 610 Publication Date 2011-09-28 Edition 2012th Short Title ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM 2012/E Edition Description 2012 Language English Subtitle Stories About Cancer Patients and their Doctors Pages 264 Illustrations XIX, 264 p. DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-895-9 UK Release Date 2011-09-28 AU Release Date 2011-09-28 NZ Release Date 2011-09-28 Author Jonathan Waxman Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96282652;

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