Bibliograph

HER2, Maja Ardal

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Label

HER2, Maja Ardal

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

HER2

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Maja Ardal

Summary

In this poignant meditation on the uneasy relationship between science and the human spirit, a group of women aged nineteen to sixty-three with HER2-related breast cancer are recruited for a clinical drug trial. For some of them the trial is renewed hope; others feel it's a weary last resort. For Dr. Danielle Pearce, the research scientist in charge of the program, the trial is the most critical moment of her career. Her mission is global, and measured outcomes are her chief concern. But in the chemo room, medical statistics are just background noise as the women gradually form a collective bond through humour and compassion, raising the question, does community positively influence immunity?

Target audience

adult

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