"Doctors Get Cancer Too is the diary of a 39-year-old bowel cancer patient who is also a GP. It's an insightful and honest mix of medical facts, graphic details, humour and practical advice"
Doctors Get Cancer Too is the 18-month diary of a cancer patient who is also a GP. Dr Philippa Kaye was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 39. In her book, she gives a personal, honest insight into her cancer scans, surgeries and chemotherapy, from diagnosis to recovery. She writes about how each stage felt and looked, the decisions she had to make and the impact it had on her and her family’s daily life, using humour to cushion the graphic details. Her GP role meant she understood the medical side of being a cancer patient, but the practical side was a steep learning curve for her, now seeing everything from the patient’s chair instead. She includes copies of the ‘just in case’ letters she wrote to her three young children, packing list for a hospital stay and home post-op tips. Her diaries weren’t originally written to be published. But by bravely sharing her thoughts, emotions and experiences in such a public manner, she hopes to provide some support, reassurance and comfort to other cancer patients – and to also highlight that bowel cancer can affect people at any age.
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It s cancer. Dr Philippa Kaye was 39 years old when she heard those dreaded words. The diagnosis of bowel cancer would change her life and mean crossing the divide from being a doctor to being a patient. She soon discovered that her years of training and experience had not prepared her for the realities of actually living with cancer.Doctors Get Cancer Too tells Dr Kaye s moving story of being on both sides of the desk, and shares the insights she gained not only through the diagnosis and treatment but in surviving and thriving through cancer and beyond. Filled with practical advice, this book aims to make patients and their loved ones feel better understood, more prepared and less alone, and to provide solace for anyone navigating their way through hard times.Dr Philippa Kaye is a GP with a particular interest in children s, women s and sexual health. She has written multiple books on topics ranging from pregnancy and fertility to child health and child development, and she has a weekly column in Woman magazine as well as contributing to other magazines and newspapers. She has regularly been seen broadcasting on radio and television in programmes such as This Morning and The Victoria Derbyshire Show. She is also the GP ambassador for Jo s Cervical Cancer trust. Her days are filled with a mix of general practice, media work and her other job being a mum!
Doctors Get Cancer Too features in the following genres: Coping with / advice about cancer, Biographies & Autobiographies, Mind, body, spirit, Self Help and Personal Development, Star Books, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics, Family and health, Health & Fitness, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations
Doctors Get Cancer Too is available in Paperback, Ebook
Doctors Get Cancer Too was written by Dr Philippa Kaye and published by Summersdale
£8.99
