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Book Review
Cancer Schmancer
by Fran Drescher
Publisher: Warner Books;
Published: May 2002
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About the Book
Dear Friend,
All I've got to say is, to hell with cancer! This book's about schmancer! Laughing at the crazy things life offers even when it's biting you on the ass. And diligence that pays off. Here I'll be telling it like it was—and is—so you won't have to go through what I did. Who knew when I was a chubby kid from Queens what a roller-coaster my life was going to be! After "The Nanny" ended, I divorced my husband, started living on my own, and began dating for the first time since high school. I wanted to feel free as a bird, but instead was weighed down by troubling symptoms. And so began my two-year, eleven-doctor odyssey in search of a diagnosis and cure.
Don't let what happened to me happen to you. Every doctor I saw held a different view. More than one told me I had a pre-menopausal condition common in middle-aged women (middle-WHAT???). Finally, after insisting on more tests, I proved that my body was telling the truth—something was terribly wrong. Doctors are fallible, so open a mouth! Thank God I did, because my attitude saved my life.
Just as I was getting serious with a man sixteen years my junior (What's the matter? He's very mature!) my worst fears were confirmed. I was told I had cancer and would need a radical hysterectomy. Was I going to die? Would I require radiation? How much does a uterus weigh? Maybe I wouldn't need that diet after all...
What I learned about myself, the depth of my relationships, and cancer-tests, treatment, recovery and follow-up-could fill a book. So here it is. All of it: the laughter, the sorrow, the happiness and the horror. Everything that I learned the hard way and then some. So pour yourself a cup of tea, put your feet up and let's dish...
All my love,
FRAN
About the Author
Fran Drescher
was a co-creator, executive producer, writer, director, and star of the Emmy-winning hit series The Nanny. The New York Times bestselling author of Enter Whining, she has starred in such films as The Beautician and the Beast, Doctor Detroit, and Cadillac Man. She had featured roles in many other films, including This is Spinal Tap, Ragtime, Saturday Night Fever, and Jack. Ms. Drescher lives by the beach and has been cancer-free for the past two years. A Patient Advocate on the External Advisory Board for the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Ms. Drescher is also the 2002 recipient of the Public Service Award from the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation.
The Review
Fran Drescher's personality is what makes this book work. There may be better books in providing facts and details - but Cancer Schamcer provides the comic relief, crazy reality, and human voice that many people may need.
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