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The Choice
by Henry Denker • 1987
A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.
3.84
103
The Choice Summary
The Choice 90%
A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.
by Henry Denker 1987
3.84
103 ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 89%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
Bố con cá gai
by Cho Chang-In • 2000
When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.
4.41
2k+
Bố con cá gai Summary
Bố con cá gai 89%
When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.
by Cho Chang-In 2000
4.41
2k+ ratings
A Cancer in the Family
by Theodora Ross • 2016
Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.
4.11
190
A Cancer in the Family Summary
A Cancer in the Family 88%
Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.
by Theodora Ross 2016
4.11
190 ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 88%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
World Without Cancer
by G. Edward Griffin • 1974
Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.
4.31
495
World Without Cancer Summary
World Without Cancer 88%
Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.
by G. Edward Griffin 1974
4.31
495 ratings
Everything Happens for a Reason
by Kate Bowler • 2018
She wrote books about the prosperity gospel. Then Stage IV cancer asked her to believe it.
3.80
54k+
Everything Happens for a Reason Summary
Everything Happens for a Reason 88%
She wrote books about the prosperity gospel. Then Stage IV cancer asked her to believe it.
by Kate Bowler 2018
3.80
54k+ ratings
Nearly Departed
by Gila Pfeffer • 2024
Preventive mastectomy found cancer one millimeter from her chest wall. Kept secret for nine years.
4.40
360
Nearly Departed Summary
Nearly Departed 88%
Preventive mastectomy found cancer one millimeter from her chest wall. Kept secret for nine years.
by Gila Pfeffer 2024
4.40
360 ratings
The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010
Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.
4.34
116k+
The Emperor of All Maladies Summary
The Emperor of All Maladies 88%
Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
4.34
116k+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 88%
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
Tripping Over the Truth
by Travis Christofferson • 2014
Cancer's real weakness may not be genetic. It may be metabolic: what tumors eat to survive.
4.53
952
Tripping Over the Truth Summary
Tripping Over the Truth 88%
Cancer's real weakness may not be genetic. It may be metabolic: what tumors eat to survive.
by Travis Christofferson 2014
4.53
952 ratings
p53
by Sue Armstrong • 2014
Cancer cannot start unless this gene is disabled, but its activity also drives aging.
4.08
650
p53 Summary
p53 88%
Cancer cannot start unless this gene is disabled, but its activity also drives aging.
by Sue Armstrong 2014
4.08
650 ratings
Stop Feeding Your Cancer
by John Kelly • 2014
A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.
4.22
121
Stop Feeding Your Cancer Summary
Stop Feeding Your Cancer 88%
A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.
by John Kelly 2014
4.22
121 ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 88%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 ratings
The Cancer Journals
by Audre Lorde • 1980
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
4.43
6k+
The Cancer Journals Summary
The Cancer Journals 87%
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
by Audre Lorde 1980
4.43
6k+ ratings
No Cure for Being Human
by Kate Bowler • 2021
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
4.12
24k+
No Cure for Being Human Summary
No Cure for Being Human 87%
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
by Kate Bowler 2021
4.12
24k+ ratings
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch • 2008
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
4.26
365k+
The Last Lecture Summary
The Last Lecture 87%
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
by Randy Pausch 2008
4.26
365k+ ratings
Dead Mom Walking
by Rachel Matlow • 2020
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
4.14
687
Dead Mom Walking Summary
Dead Mom Walking 87%
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
by Rachel Matlow 2020
4.14
687 ratings
Breaking the Silence
by Casey Watson • 2013
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
4.42
1k+
Breaking the Silence Summary
Breaking the Silence 87%
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
by Casey Watson 2013
4.42
1k+ ratings
Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 87%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
I Wanted You To Know
by Laura Pearson • 2019
Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.
4.32
6k+
I Wanted You To Know Summary
I Wanted You To Know 87%
Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.
by Laura Pearson 2019
4.32
6k+ ratings
Nobody Ever Told Me Anything
by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022
She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.
4.55
819
Nobody Ever Told Me Anything Summary
Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 87%
She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.
by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022
4.55
819 ratings
Chris Beat Cancer
by Chris Wark • 2018
A stage 3 cancer survivor's protocol: the diet, detox, and mindset reset oncology won't prescribe.
4.46
2k+
Chris Beat Cancer Summary
Chris Beat Cancer 87%
A stage 3 cancer survivor's protocol: the diet, detox, and mindset reset oncology won't prescribe.
by Chris Wark 2018
4.46
2k+ ratings
Anticancer
by David Servan-Schreiber • 2007
Genes don't decide cancer's fate: your daily choices build an internal environment that does.
4.40
6k+
Anticancer Summary
Anticancer 87%
Genes don't decide cancer's fate: your daily choices build an internal environment that does.
by David Servan-Schreiber 2007
4.40
6k+ ratings
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe • 2012
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
3.81
56k+
The End of Your Life Book Club Summary
The End of Your Life Book Club 87%
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
by Will Schwalbe 2012
3.81
56k+ ratings
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride
by Joe Siple • 2018
A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.
4.61
48k+
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride Summary
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride 87%
A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.
by Joe Siple 2018
4.61
48k+ ratings
Keto for Cancer
by Miriam Kalamian • 2017
Cancer feeds on sugar. A precise ketogenic diet cuts its fuel, tracked with blood numbers.
4.20
198
Keto for Cancer Summary
Keto for Cancer 87%
Cancer feeds on sugar. A precise ketogenic diet cuts its fuel, tracked with blood numbers.
by Miriam Kalamian 2017
4.20
198 ratings
The Family Gene
by Joselin Linder • 2017
One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.
4.05
1k+
The Family Gene Summary
The Family Gene 87%
One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.
by Joselin Linder 2017
4.05
1k+ ratings
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham • 2007
Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.
3.81
58k+
Before I Die Summary
Before I Die 87%
Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.
by Jenny Downham 2007
3.81
58k+ ratings
Did I Ever Tell You?
by Genevieve Kingston • 2024
Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.
4.29
6k+
Did I Ever Tell You? Summary
Did I Ever Tell You? 87%
Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.
by Genevieve Kingston 2024
4.29
6k+ ratings
The Cancer Code
by Jason Fung • 2020
Cancer is not genetic error but an ancient survival program. Its metabolic weakness is the key.
4.44
3k+
The Cancer Code Summary
The Cancer Code 87%
Cancer is not genetic error but an ancient survival program. Its metabolic weakness is the key.
by Jason Fung 2020
4.44
3k+ ratings
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
3.89
8k+
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind 87%
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018
3.89
8k+ ratings
Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson • 2016
Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.
4.27
9k+
Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary
Ms. Bixby's Last Day 87%
Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.
by John David Anderson 2016
4.27
9k+ ratings
Bone
by Marion Woodman • 2000
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
4.15
182
Bone Summary
Bone 87%
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
by Marion Woodman 2000
4.15
182 ratings
Radical Remission
by Kelly A. Turner • 2014
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
4.42
3k+
Radical Remission Summary
Radical Remission 87%
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
by Kelly A. Turner 2014
4.42
3k+ ratings
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite
by Pierre Bottero • 2002
Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.
4.06
136
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite Summary
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite 87%
Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.
by Pierre Bottero 2002
4.06
136 ratings
Unhooking the Moon
by Gregory Hughes • 2010
Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.
3.96
2k+
Unhooking the Moon Summary
Unhooking the Moon 87%
Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.
by Gregory Hughes 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
Napkin Notes
by Garth Callaghan • 2013
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
4.18
820
Napkin Notes Summary
Napkin Notes 87%
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
by Garth Callaghan 2013
4.18
820 ratings
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
by Alison Arngrim • 2010
America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.
4.10
19k+
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch Summary
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch 87%
America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.
by Alison Arngrim 2010
4.10
19k+ ratings
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca • 2021
Reha's world splits between American school and Indian home. Then cancer tests both.
4.40
8k+
Red, White, and Whole Summary
Red, White, and Whole 87%
Reha's world splits between American school and Indian home. Then cancer tests both.
by Rajani LaRocca 2021
4.40
8k+ ratings
Three Pianos
by Andrew McMahon • 2021
At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.
4.40
3k+
Three Pianos Summary
Three Pianos 87%
At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.
by Andrew McMahon 2021
4.40
3k+ ratings
The Star Outside My Window
by Onjali Q. Raúf • 2019
A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.
4.31
3k+
The Star Outside My Window Summary
The Star Outside My Window 87%
A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.
by Onjali Q. Raúf 2019
4.31
3k+ ratings
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult • 2004
Born to save her sister, a thirteen-year-old sues her parents for control of her own body.
4.11
1.3M+
My Sister's Keeper Summary
My Sister's Keeper 87%
Born to save her sister, a thirteen-year-old sues her parents for control of her own body.
by Jodi Picoult 2004
4.11
1.3M+ ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 87%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
Grace and Grit
by Ken Wilber • 1991
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
4.47
2k+
Grace and Grit Summary
Grace and Grit 87%
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
by Ken Wilber 1991
4.47
2k+ ratings
La fuerza de Sheccid
by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez • 1997
A sensitive teen falls for an unreachable classmate whose coldness masks a devastating secret.
3.51
4k+
La fuerza de Sheccid Summary
La fuerza de Sheccid 87%
A sensitive teen falls for an unreachable classmate whose coldness masks a devastating secret.
by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez 1997
3.51
4k+ ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 86%
A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten
by David Perlmutter • 2006
First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.
3.75
216
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten Summary
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten 86%
First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.
by David Perlmutter 2006
3.75
216 ratings
Lucky Man
by Michael J. Fox • 2002
Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.
4.08
29k+
Lucky Man Summary
Lucky Man 86%
Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.
by Michael J. Fox 2002
4.08
29k+ ratings
Vax Facts
by Paul Thomas • 2024
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
4.62
286
Vax Facts Summary
Vax Facts 86%
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
by Paul Thomas 2024
4.62
286 ratings
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