A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
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Book Overview Nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in NonfictionNamed a best book of the year by Amazon, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews"Poigna...
Nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction
Named a best book of the year by Amazon, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews
"Poignant. . . Stirring. . . Deeply reported. . . Readers will be rewarded with a detailed look at the high -- and all-too-human -- stakes of cancer research."--The Washington Post
Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller
Ingrassia lost his mother, two sisters, brother, and nephew to cancer--different cancers developing at different points throughout their lives. And while highly unusual, his family is not the only one to wonder whether their heartbreak is the result of unbelievable bad luck, or if there might be another explanation.
Through meticulous research and riveting storytelling, Ingrassia takes us from the 1960s--when Dr. Frederick Pei Li and Dr. Joseph Fraumeni Jr. first met, not yet knowing that they would help make a groundbreaking discovery that would affect cancer patients for decades to come--to present day, as Ingrassia and countless others continue to unpack and build upon Li and Fraumeni's initial discoveries, and to understand what this means for their families.
In the face of seemingly unbearable loss, Ingrassia holds onto hope. He urges us to "fight like Charlie," his nephew who battled cancer his entire life starting with a rare tumor in his cheek at the age of two--and to look toward the future, as gene sequencing, screening protocols, CRISPR gene editing, and other developing technologies may continue to extend lifespans and perhaps, one day, even offer cures.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: HOLT PAPERBACKS | ISBN: 1250837235
FormatPaperback
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1250837235
EAN9781250837233
PublisherHOLT PAPERBACKS
Publication Date2025-05-13
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.71 Pounds
Length8.25 Inches
Width5.38 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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