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Inside/Outside: A Physician's Journey with Breast Cancer (Conversations in Medicine and Society)
Janet R. Gilsdorf
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Description for Inside/Outside: A Physician's Journey with Breast Cancer (Conversations in Medicine and Society)
Hardcover. To doctors, cancer means cells growing out of control; to patients, cancer means a life spinning out of control. This book offers a glimpse, through dual perspective as physician and patient, of both sides of the medical divide. It ponders an array of human choices: thinking versus feeling, hanging on versus letting go, and more. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
To doctors, cancer means cells growing out of control; to patients, cancer means a life spinning out of control. Janet R. Gilsdorf, who writes with quiet but stunning honesty about her experiences, offers an eye-opening glimpse, through her unique dual perspective as physician and patient, of both sides of the medical divide. The medical system delivers cures, answers, and relief from pain to those who seek its help, but it can also offer misinformation, shattered expectations, horrible options, and inhumane consideration of the people it is supposed to serve. As Gilsdorf takes us on a journey across the terrifying landscape ... Read more
To doctors, cancer means cells growing out of control; to patients, cancer means a life spinning out of control. Janet R. Gilsdorf, who writes with quiet but stunning honesty about her experiences, offers an eye-opening glimpse, through her unique dual perspective as physician and patient, of both sides of the medical divide. The medical system delivers cures, answers, and relief from pain to those who seek its help, but it can also offer misinformation, shattered expectations, horrible options, and inhumane consideration of the people it is supposed to serve. As Gilsdorf takes us on a journey across the terrifying landscape ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Conversations in Medicine and Society
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472115792
SKU
V9780472115792
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About Janet R. Gilsdorf
Breast-cancer survivor Janet R. Gilsdorf, M.D., is Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, at the University of Michigan. She is also Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mott Children's Hospital, Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology in Pediatrics Training Program, and Director of the Haemophilus influenzae Research Laboratory. ... Read more
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