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Giusti, Kathy, author.
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Giusti, Kathy.
Medical ethics.
Physician and patient -- Popular works.
Medical care -- United States -- Popular works.
Multiple myeloma -- Diseases.
Cancer -- Treatment.
Cancer -- Diagnosis.
Cancer -- Patients -- Care.
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Fatal to fearless: 1...
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Fatal to fearless: 12 steps to beating cancer in a broken medical system / Kathy Giusti.
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Giusti, Kathy, author.
New York, NY : Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Subjects
Giusti, Kathy.
Medical ethics.
Physician and patient -- Popular works.
Medical care -- United States -- Popular works.
Multiple myeloma -- Diseases.
Cancer -- Treatment.
Cancer -- Diagnosis.
Cancer -- Patients -- Care.
ISBN:
9780063282179 (hardcover) :
0063282178 (hardcover) :
Description:
xvii, 269 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Foreword / by Katie Couric -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Wake-up Call -- Step 1: Understand the Diagnosis -- Step 2: Meet the Specialists -- Step 3: Rethink What Matters -- Step 4: Make Your Action Plan -- Part 2: Buying Time -- Step 5: Get the Right Team -- Step 6: Get the Right Tests -- Step 7: Get the Right Treatments -- Step 8: Know the Right Trial -- Part 3: Living Ahead -- Step 9: Reset (Again) -- Step 10: Recognize Your Caregivers -- Step 11: Never Miss a Screening -- Step 12: Protect Your Family -- Part 4: The Final Reset -- Epilogue: My Final Reset.
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"An empowering, soul-baring personal account and guide from a two-time cancer survivor and healthcare disrupter that shows anyone how to deal with a frightening medical diagnosis in America today, providing the knowledge necessary to take ownership of personal wellbeing and maximize the chances for survival. More than twenty-five years ago, Kathryn Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age thirty-seven and given three years to live. With a young child, a happy marriage, and a successful career, Giusti had too much to live for. An "impatient patient," she overcame her fear and got to work, learning to advocate for her own care. This book is the result of all she's learned about how to get the best outcome from America's opaque and sometimes impossible-to-navigate healthcare system. Fatal to Fearless tells the story of how Giusti took on the system and turned it to her advantage not once but twice when she was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago. It is a crash course in surviving a grim diagnosis, organized around twelve simple steps, with practical tips for everything from how to build your healthcare team and learning which online sources to trust, to understanding the science and identifying which tests to ask for in the new genomic era and how to access the treatments and studies that could save your life. At its center is a gripping personal story that reveals difficult, yet honest truths about illness, family, friendship, marriage, and the business of medicine. Giusti lays bare her soul as she walks you through the steps for handling any diagnosis and includes insights from medicine's top insiders on the frontlines of physical and emotional healing and care. Sick people deserve a fighting chance. Giusti's mission to democratize medicine--and healthcare--has never been more imperative, or more urgent. Hopeful, wise, and packed with hard-won knowledge, this book gives you the concrete tools and inspiration to fear less and live more"--Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
Adult New Books
362.19699 Gi
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Liliha Public Library
Adult New Books
362.19699 Gi
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05/28/2024
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