Review of Winning the War on Cancer
Posted: 06 Nov 2023, 19:04
[Following is a volunteer review of "Winning the War on Cancer" by Sylvie Beljanski.]
What I know about cancer is that it is the deadliest illness out there, and we haven’t found a cure for it. I know that people who are diagnosed with it mostly do not survive long, especially when it has been discovered late and has greatly spread throughout the day. I also know that the methods used to fight it are as dangerous, if not less, than the cancer itself. So, is there a solution, a way that can help people fight this illness without suffering the results? This is what Winning the War on Cancer by Sylvie Beljanski is all about.
The book opens up with Sylvie trying to give a talk in front of an eager audience in New York. She is nervous because she does not know where to start, but she knows what she has to say is important, so she just cannot give up. She decides to face her fears and go straight to them. Instead of talking about this important thing, she decides to start the story at the beginning.
Sylvie’s father was a very dedicated scientist who gave his whole life to his field. Not only that, but Mirko, Sylvie’s father, was very dedicated to eradicating this illness called cancer, and he wanted to do that in a way that was both helpful and not harmful to the patients. He discovered this particular herb. He administered it to a few people around his circle, and the results were miraculous, so he decided to put all of his strength and resources into it to try to study it, perfect it, and make sure it was available to the general public.
Unfortunately, the elite didn’t feel this way; they went out of their way to stop this, and they did that by discrediting Mirko as a scientist. His work was met with great resistance. This is why Sylvie is in front of these people because she wants to finish what her father and her family started.
I have never read such a heart-breaking story as the one I just read in this book. No other person should go through what the author has gone through. From a young age, she had been faced with hardships, most of them not from her doing but from her parents’, her father especially. She did not know that. I loved how she gave the backstory so the reader could understand where she came from, how she came to be where she is now, and where she is headed. When Sylvie witnessed the hard work her father was engaged in, she did not understand. She felt neglected as a child. But as she grew and understood, she took the baton and ran with it.
That’s how the author managed to organise the book. If it were any other author, they probably would have started it in the middle and left out some chunk of information, or if not, started it at the very beginning and dwelt on it too much, making the book long and boring. The author was very cautious about that. She ensured that the way the story was organised was very suspenseful, entertaining, and educational, all in under three hundred pages. The writing was smooth and friendly, with easy diction. This brought the book to a personal level and could be relatable to just about any reader who finds it in their hands. There were motivational quotes at the beginning of every chapter.
I liked how honest the author was. She did not put herself in the bright light all the time. There were instances where she mentioned her shortcomings, mistakes, and flaws. This made her a human being. I loved how she switched careers, no matter how hard it was. This might be inspirational to those who are meaning to but do not know how or where to start. She showed what it was like to register an NGO and what mistakes she made.
There was nothing I disliked because there were rarely any errors. Those I found were minor and did not cause any interruption in the reading flow. The author opened the book with a bang and closed it in that same spirit. The pace was steadily fast. There was no strong jargon when explaining some elements of the herbs, how cancer is caused, or how chemotherapy and radiotherapy work.
For that, I rate this book five out of five stars. I was impressed. I loved the cover, with its attractiveness. So, I would recommend it to people who love nonfiction books and those who are interested in learning about safer ways to cure cancer and how the pharmaceutical industry works. It is a book that will infuriate you but leave you with hope at the same time.
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Winning the War on Cancer
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
What I know about cancer is that it is the deadliest illness out there, and we haven’t found a cure for it. I know that people who are diagnosed with it mostly do not survive long, especially when it has been discovered late and has greatly spread throughout the day. I also know that the methods used to fight it are as dangerous, if not less, than the cancer itself. So, is there a solution, a way that can help people fight this illness without suffering the results? This is what Winning the War on Cancer by Sylvie Beljanski is all about.
The book opens up with Sylvie trying to give a talk in front of an eager audience in New York. She is nervous because she does not know where to start, but she knows what she has to say is important, so she just cannot give up. She decides to face her fears and go straight to them. Instead of talking about this important thing, she decides to start the story at the beginning.
Sylvie’s father was a very dedicated scientist who gave his whole life to his field. Not only that, but Mirko, Sylvie’s father, was very dedicated to eradicating this illness called cancer, and he wanted to do that in a way that was both helpful and not harmful to the patients. He discovered this particular herb. He administered it to a few people around his circle, and the results were miraculous, so he decided to put all of his strength and resources into it to try to study it, perfect it, and make sure it was available to the general public.
Unfortunately, the elite didn’t feel this way; they went out of their way to stop this, and they did that by discrediting Mirko as a scientist. His work was met with great resistance. This is why Sylvie is in front of these people because she wants to finish what her father and her family started.
I have never read such a heart-breaking story as the one I just read in this book. No other person should go through what the author has gone through. From a young age, she had been faced with hardships, most of them not from her doing but from her parents’, her father especially. She did not know that. I loved how she gave the backstory so the reader could understand where she came from, how she came to be where she is now, and where she is headed. When Sylvie witnessed the hard work her father was engaged in, she did not understand. She felt neglected as a child. But as she grew and understood, she took the baton and ran with it.
That’s how the author managed to organise the book. If it were any other author, they probably would have started it in the middle and left out some chunk of information, or if not, started it at the very beginning and dwelt on it too much, making the book long and boring. The author was very cautious about that. She ensured that the way the story was organised was very suspenseful, entertaining, and educational, all in under three hundred pages. The writing was smooth and friendly, with easy diction. This brought the book to a personal level and could be relatable to just about any reader who finds it in their hands. There were motivational quotes at the beginning of every chapter.
I liked how honest the author was. She did not put herself in the bright light all the time. There were instances where she mentioned her shortcomings, mistakes, and flaws. This made her a human being. I loved how she switched careers, no matter how hard it was. This might be inspirational to those who are meaning to but do not know how or where to start. She showed what it was like to register an NGO and what mistakes she made.
There was nothing I disliked because there were rarely any errors. Those I found were minor and did not cause any interruption in the reading flow. The author opened the book with a bang and closed it in that same spirit. The pace was steadily fast. There was no strong jargon when explaining some elements of the herbs, how cancer is caused, or how chemotherapy and radiotherapy work.
For that, I rate this book five out of five stars. I was impressed. I loved the cover, with its attractiveness. So, I would recommend it to people who love nonfiction books and those who are interested in learning about safer ways to cure cancer and how the pharmaceutical industry works. It is a book that will infuriate you but leave you with hope at the same time.
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Winning the War on Cancer
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon