Malignant metaphor : confronting cancer myths : a memoir / Alanna Mitchell.

"Award-winning science writer Alanna Mitchell confronts cancer myths in this beautifully written memoir that is at once deeply personal and rigorous. When her beloved brother-in-law John is diagnosed with malignant melanoma, Mitchell throws herself into the latest clinical research, breaking down what scientists know of cancer, its treatments and alternative therapies. She faces the misconceptions we share about cancer and presents new ways of looking at our most-feared illness.” –Provided by publisher.