Main description:

The Elephant in the Room is a collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patient’s journey. The stories, based on real-life accounts, are built around the idiosyncratic relationships between patients and their doctors. Using humor, empathy and wisdom, Jonathan Waxman explores the very human side of cancer as well as providing expert commentary on the clinical aspects of diagnosis and therapy of this disease. These stories comfort and entertain, inform and engage, and are a treat to read for anyone whose life has been affected by cancer.

Feature:

The author is both an expert in oncology and a gifted storyteller, making for a unique combination of sound clinical information and an informal, enjoyable style

Includes a range of cancer cases

Stories are taken from real-life accounts

Back cover:

The Elephant in the Room is a collection of real life short stories about cancer patients and their doctors. 

These stories comfort and entertain, inform and engage, and are a treat to read.

With humour and empathy, Jonathan Waxman explores the human side of cancer.

Contents:

Rick's Big Adventure.- All My Trials.- Snake Oil and Chips.- Smoker's Cough.- Conference with Counsel.- Coming Through.- Here's Harry.- Why Me?.- How Do They Know What I've Got?.- Doctors and Cancer: Firewall.