ANNE-MARIE O’DWYER – on The Cancer Guide
In 1964, John Wayne said, ‘Sure. I licked the big C.’
And thankfully, since then, many others have overcome cancer too; but rarely without going on a very particular journey, either a successful, tricky, or tragic one. And each year, in the UK, 300,000 new cancer cases emerge and set people on this journey. Now, more than three million people are affected.
Cancer has a lot to answer for. It’s entered the language, as metaphor for all kinds of adverse situations. It’s got itself a public profile that other serious ailments, like aneurism, embolism, and uremia, have not. Why?
In her book The Cancer Guide, Clinical Professor at Trinity College, Dublin, Anne-Marie O’Dwyer writes about cancer with clarity and humanity, helping to combat the myths and misinformation surrounding the disease. It is an informative and inspiring book, which can help patients, loved ones, and colleagues navigate the anguish and trials of a cancer diagnosis and its treatment.
