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Gilda's Disease: Sharing Personal Experiences and a Medical Perspective on Ovarian Cancer (Hardcover)

by M.Steven Piver (Author), Gene Wilder (Contributor)
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  • Hardcover: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books (19 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1573920894
  • ISBN-13: 978-1573920896
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,281,613 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer on 20 May, 1989. When the "New York Times" published "Research Links Diet and Infertility Factors to Ovarian Cancer", by medical writer Larry Altman, on 25 July, 1989, Gilda's husband, Gene Wilder, wrote to the author to ask some pointed questions. Altman urged him to contact Dr M Steven Piver at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. Wilder and Piver met via telephone and immediately recognised their shared common desire. From that time, they have worked together to communicate to the general public what is known about ovarian cancer.When Dr Piver decided to write "Gilda's Disease", he asked Wilder to help him by sharing what he had learned during Gilda's struggle so that others might benefit from their ordeal. Wilder and Piver have worked diligently to ensure that the material provided here is accessible and informative without being too scary. The result is a book that offers both medical and personal insights into ovarian cancer. All royalties will benefit two organisations honouring Gilda's memory: 'Gilda's Club', a free, non-residential support community located in New York City for people with cancer, their families, and friends; and 'The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry' in Buffalo, New York, which tracks women with a family history of ovarian cancer and advises them of their risk for developing the disease and methods of prevention.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed as I wept; life-or-death questions answered., 20 Sep 1997
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One of the most feared cancers is ovarian cancer, with good reason. It may be asymptomatic; what early symptoms do appear are vague, diffuse, and often are not taken seriously by either women or their doctors. As a result, the disease is often advanced before diagnosis occurs--as in the tragic case of Gilda Radner.

This book lives up to its subtitle: sharing personal experiences and a medical perspective on ovarian cancer. The personal experiences are excerpts from Gilda's book "It's Always Something", excerpts from letters to Gene Wilder, and comments from him. I defy any one to be unmoved by these pages. The voice of the cancer victim and the cancer survivor come through, sometimes tragic, sometimes comic, always honest.

The medical perspective, interwoven with the pertinent experiences, is equally valuable. I think it is superb. Dr. Piver has a remarkable talent for clear and succinct treatment of such complex and scary topics as surgical staging, the 30 different types of ovarian cancer, survival rates and alternative therapies. His historical perspective and obvious mastery of the field enable him to answer the most difficult question-- with a minimum of gobbledegook, and with up-to-date information. This book is almost like having a humane and sympathetic gynecological oncologist across the desk.

Of course, this book could save your life or that of someone you love. Information is one of the best weapons we have against this killer. I am in awe of how much information and wisdom these gentlemen have packed into 184 pages. I could not recommend it more highly.

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