{"product_id":"9780684867908","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, Laura 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 \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e -- arm themselves with the facts, learn to understand medical jargon, get doctors to answer \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e their questions in layman's terms, weigh conflicting medical opinions, and make the difficult choice among the options open to them. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, deeply personal account of a life-and-death experience. In it, Laura Landro tells of a fight to live that brought her to the brink of death -- and to a despair that at times made her wonder if the struggle was worth it. Her 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 Laura Landro has written a book that is must reading for everyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, and for everyone who has a cancer patient in the family. It will rank beside such classics as Norman Cousins's \u003ci\u003eAnatomy Of an Illnes As Perceived by the Patient,\u003c\/i\u003e Cornelius Ryan's \u003ci\u003eA Private Battle,\u003c\/i\u003e and John Gunther's \u003ci\u003eDeath Be Not Proud,\u003c\/i\u003e at once a work of literature and a manifesto for every cancer patient.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125069955312,"sku":"9780684867908","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780684867908_p0.jpg?v=1763609049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780684867908","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}