Official Review: Personal Encounters with Cancer

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Re: Official Review: Personal Encounters with Cancer

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This is an amazing book. It show a high level of bravery just to share such personal encounters.
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This is a motivational book for all those who are experiencing the same thing. This serves as an uplifter to those who are suffering cancer right now and telling them that you are not alone.
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Sounds like a really good book. I´m not sure if I´d be able to read it though, since it´s such a hard thing to read about. Great review!
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This sounds like a heart-touching story... it's unique to find a book that includes more than one story revolving around cancer because not everyone's experience is the same. Unfortunately, this is a book that many people will be able to either relate to. Great job on your review!
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This compilation sounds like an important book for the author to write. Working through the emotions is challenging, grief is difficult to work through. Going from third person to increasingly more personal and ending with her own story sounds like a therapeutic exercise. Glad it is so well-written!
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It sounds like a very nice novel from an unique perspective. Thanks for the great review!
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Great review. This book sounds like a must read for me. I’ve long been a big supporter of finding a cure. I’ve had 3 family members fight cancer, two are survivors. The stories of cancer survivors always amaze me and inspire me and touch me deeply. I can’t wait to read this book. Thanks for sharing.
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A must read for me as I gain insights to help myself or others whom I may come across in my line of work if we ever need to be cancer warriors. Personal stories tag at my heart because nothing beats their relatability and connectivity especially to convey emotive issues such as battling and surviving cancer
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i had ovarian cancer at 18 and it was a very frightening experience.. it was cured through surgery then but until now i fear that it will come back (praying that it will not). so basically, i can relate well with this book, will have to read it!

great review as always!
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:drool:
Cancer has been known as a deadly monster that has claimed lives without any considerations of age or color.
This is the disease that destroys without a second thought because it requires lifetime of chemotherapy which is highly costly.
Cancer not only affects the victim but community at large I.e. family, friends and distant relationship.
I agree with the author that the title of the book stand out is how well it lives up to its name. May God help us from this pain and agony of searching for proper cure and sooner than possible.
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After losing my father to lung cancer, it was hard for me to even read the sample for this book. I'm glad that the author seemed to do real justice to this really hard topic. Thank you for your review.
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Cancer is really a terrifying disease, and its patients actually need faith in God for strength and focus.
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Histories about cancer will always touch our hearts. They are full of sad moments and experiences. However, people, whether they have cancer or not, have to be aware what this terrible desease means and how to be ready to help a friend, a family or even oneself to manage all the process. Thanks Cataclysmicknight for his review. Very clear and precise
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Thank you for the great review. The book is really motivating and inspiring. These stories told by the brave survivors in their healing and treatment really... Amazing!
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It sounds like a really helpful book to those who have, know someone who has, or work with someone who has cancer.
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