Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

10 reviews

elvahn's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

This book highlights the importance of empathy in the medical profession and calls attention to the grave harm of misdiagnoses that can result from lack of information or simply not taking the time to dive deeper into a parent's case.

By the end, there is also some hope in that though sharing her story, others get access to real help, and medical science is furthered. Even the doctor who had decided she was simply "partying" too hard rather than take her symptoms more seriously (my rage boiled over reading about this man) eventually refers to her experience to direct patients to help.

Part memoir, part call to action, part humane medical text(??), the author weaves us through her month of madness, using interviews, journals, and hospital footage to help complete the story. Engaging, well-done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Terminal illness

Moderate: Dementia, Excrement, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Vomit

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cancer

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Confinement, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

iamastraythought's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Admittedly I did read this because she is suffering from the same disease that Will Graham has in Hannibal, and I wanted to read more about it. Her story is both horrific and inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Dysphoria, Body shaming, Dementia, Self harm, Cancer, and Confinement

maddiearthur's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Dementia, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Fatphobia

lex_y's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

mxpringle's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Ableism

alphacenterin's review

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail

indyemmajones's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Excrement, and Vomit

numberonefan's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer and Chronic illness