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This Is Cancer:

Everything You Need to Know, from the Waiting Room to the Bedroom

The “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” for cancer patients

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“Full of wisdom….There are lessons for everyone—patients, friends, family, and caregivers. Also a primer for those of us who are invested in transforming cancer care delivery—the picture [Holmes Haddad] paints is a clarion call for change. We should be inspired to do better.”

Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA

Director, UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World

This Is Cancer is a must-read for all cancer patients and their families. Laura’s wisdom, humor, humanity and vitality shine through as she leads us on a roadtrip through ‘Cancerland’ and renders your doctor's ‘Cancerspeak’ into a language we can all understand.”

Alan Ashworth, FRS

President of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

“Meet Laura Holmes Haddad, cancer survivor and writer. She’s been there. She knows cancer. She knows survival. With This is Cancer, she will lead you through the challenge of a new cancer diagnosis and treatment like a close friend and advisor.”

Kimberly Allison, MD

Director of Breast Pathology at the Stanford University Medical Center and author of Red Sunshine: A Story of Strength and Inspiration from a Doctor Who Survived Stage 3 Breast Cancer

“Here’s the one book you really need when cancer comes knocking. Friendly, thorough, detailed and unsparing, Laura Holmes Haddad has done a great service for the next generation of survivors.”

Kelly Corrigan

New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place and Glitter and Glue