So It's Cancer: Now What?
an expert's guide to what you need to know
$31.08
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
22 July 2014
Summary
So It’s Cancer: A Practical Guide to Navigating Your Journey
‘You have cancer.’ These three small words have the power to dramatically change your existence, setting in motion events that can leave you feeling out of control.
This book, by medical oncologist and award-winning author Ranjana Srivastava, is a practical, comprehensive guide to help you navigate life after a cancer diagnosis.
With wisdom and warmth, Dr. Srivastava guides you through the challenging and c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780670077953 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 067007795X |
| Author: | Ranjana Srivastava |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Viking Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 22 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 486g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 154mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Ranjana Srivastava
Dr. Ranjana Srivastava was educated in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. She graduated from Monash University with a first-class honours degree and several awards in medicine. In 2004 she won the prestigious Fulbright Award, which she completed at the University of Chicago. Ranjana is now an oncologist and educator in the Melbourne public hospital system.
Ranjana’s writing has been featured in Time, The Guardian, The Week, New York Times, The Age and Best Australian Science Writing, and in numerous prestigious medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet. In 2008 her story ‘Ode to a Patient’ won the Cancer Council Victoria Arts Award for outstanding writing, and in 2012 Ranjana won the Nossal Global Health Prize for writing. She has published two books: Tell Me the Truth, which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, and the warmly received Penguin Special Dying for a Chat, which addresses the lack of communication between doctors and patients.
Ranjana lives in Melbourne with her husband and three young children.
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