One in Three: A Son's Journey into the History and Science of Cancer
出版社： Perseus Books
書林書號：
30163287
作者：
Wishart, Adam
定價：
490
會員價：
$417
ISBN：
9780802143488
出版年份：
2008
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
0
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陪父親走過癌症的一年 認識人類抗癌200年, 擁抱與癌共存的希望

癌症是什麼？為什麼死亡率這麼高？還有多久才能發現療法？這是作者威夏特在父親診斷出癌症後的疑惑，但他找不到任何一本書能回答心中的疑問，於是決定自己來寫一本書，希望了解這種「每三人就可能有一人罹患」的惡疾。 
《陪父親走過癌症的一年》揉合了兩條故事線，一是父子情深力抗癌症的動人經歷，細細描述診斷出癌症的震驚、復原期的不安、復發後的惶恐、得知無法醫治而無奈接受的心情，字裡行間看似冷靜，其實壓抑著隨時可能潰堤的情緒，令所有人感同身受。

另一條故事線則是醫學界200年來追尋癌症療法的努力，作者充分發揮身為紀錄片導演的功力，精采描述醫學界對抗癌症的驚人進展，包括化療與放射治療的神奇發現、新藥的風險與益處、癌症基因的破解、另類療法與輔助醫療的戲劇化轉折、罹癌風險與遺傳機率等，不僅幫助正在抗癌的病患與家屬解除疑惑、獲得精神上的撫慰，也讓人對未來的發展抱持希望。

這兩條故事線相互呼應、緊密交織，道盡了病患與親人面對癌症的急切與痛苦，也以宏觀的視野回顧醫學界抗癌的專注與執著。威夏特寫出一個動人且充滿希望的故事，他陪伴父親抗癌，也與人類抗癌的歷程並肩前行，期望終有一天我們能與癌症並存，不必再眼見摯愛的親人痛苦離去。

“Calming and illuminating . . . A story more gripping than frightening.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Writer and documentary director Adam Wishart’s poignant and timely book on cancer is the first of its kind—a seamless blend of memoir and medical history that simultaneously explains science in an elegant, non-intimidating way and connects to the experience of being a patient. When his father was diagnosed with cancer, Wishart couldn’t find a book that answered his most basic questions: What was the disease and how did it take hold? What is it about cancer’s biology that makes it hard to eradicate? Are we to a cure? One in Three is a son’s personal and journalistic take on cancer’s history and the encouraging story of science’s progress in changing the outlook on cancer from a disease we die from to one we live with, providing the full account of the discovery of the disease, its treatment, and its prevention. Wishart’s candid discussion of his personal link to cancer is ultimately a story of hope, and one in which we may all find comfort. One in three of us will develop cancer. This book will help us to understand it without fear.
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