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Cancer is indiscriminate. It cares little for class, creed or color. Its patients are literally everywhere. When Laura Holmes Haddad was diagnosed, she discovered shelf upon shelf of overly-earnest, somber, gray survival books, and knew there had to be a better way. "This Is Cancer" is the thoughtful, informative fabulous-looking result for those who prefer their pathos with equal parts humor and reality and a touch of flair. A what to expect when you re expecting book for the diagnosis you don t want but are stuck with, "This Is Cancer" is the book that patients keep in their heading to the hospital bag, because it s the only one that tells them what s going on "and" keeps them company. Including such useful snippets as: There is no limit to what you will put yourself through when told it might save your life.