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Summary: WHAT A BOOK!!!
Review: I have been a big fan of the TV series "The Nanny" for many years. I recently picked up a copy of this book, "Cancer Schmancer" from Amazon.com's website -- and read the book in its entirety in 3 evenings. I could not put it down. This book is funny, moving, interesting, and even entertaining (to a point)! Fran Drescher is an excellent actress (not just with words but with facial expressions and body language) and I could just picture hell reciting the book as I was reading it. It never ceases to amaze me how so many healthcare professionals can be so stubbornly and blatantly wrong about diagnoses! You trust your lives with these people -- they should be thorough and meticulous, but many are not. It's hard to believe unless you've experienced it OR you read Fran Drescher's trials and travails as she details her extensive battle with the American healthcare system to find a cause, then a cure, for her medical problem. A great read for any fan of Fran Drescher's, "The Nanny", or anyone who has had or known someone who has had or has cancer.
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Summary: .......Brutally Honest
Review: I have always admired Fran Drescher, especially after reading this book. Her honesty and humor help the subject matter of cancer seem to make things that happen almost bearable. Also, her advise to "get other opinions" is definatly one that everyone should follow.
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Summary: Fantastic Insight, Answers, and Awareness. OUTSTANDING BOOK
Review: Fran Drescher brings fantastic insight into the symptoms, proper treatment and diagnosis of cancer, as well as vital questions that you should ask your doctor if you are facing the challenge to overcome this physical one. A VITAL part of this book is how we MUST read, learn, and know as much as the doctor - so we can ask the most intelligent questions in order to receive the BEST treatment that is necessary for us individually. A LOT of it has to do with attitude, where NOTHING can stop you, and you CAN overcome the challenge before you. Written with truth, sincerity, dignity, and intelligence - exactly as I remember Fran to be when I worked with her on the set of 'The Nanny.' This book is just as fantastic as she is.
'Cancer Schmancer' is a tremendous inspiration, as well as a vital gift and contribution to all who need it.
Barbara Rose, author of 'Individual Power' and 'If God Was Like Man'
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Summary: WHAT A BOOK!!!
Review: I have been a big fan of the TV series "The Nanny" for many years. I recently picked up a copy of this book, "Cancer Schmancer" from Amazon.com's website -- and read the book in its entirety in 3 evenings. I could not put it down. This book is funny, moving, interesting, and even entertaining (to a point)! Fran Drescher is an excellent actress (not just with words but with facial expressions and body language) and I could just picture hell reciting the book as I was reading it. It never ceases to amaze me how so many healthcare professionals can be so stubbornly and blatantly wrong about diagnoses! You trust your lives with these people -- they should be thorough and meticulous, but many are not. It's hard to believe unless you've experienced it OR you read Fran Drescher's trials and travails as she details her extensive battle with the American healthcare system to find a cause, then a cure, for her medical problem. A great read for any fan of Fran Drescher's, "The Nanny", or anyone who has had or known someone who has had or has cancer.
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Summary: .......Brutally Honest
Review: I have always admired Fran Drescher, especially after reading this book. Her honesty and humor help the subject matter of cancer seem to make things that happen almost bearable. Also, her advise to "get other opinions" is definatly one that everyone should follow.
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Summary: Sending a wrong message
Review: I just briefly scanned through the book. I have to say I disagree with Fran that patients need to do their own research. It seems she is protecting the Doctors that should have known what diagnostic testing to do.It seems there is no accountablity in the medical profession when physicans are not knowing what diagnostic test to perform. I wonder if she pursued more than just a book.
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Summary: Fran's Story of Cancer
Review: I have been interested in "The Nanny" for about a year, and just love Fran! So, I was happy when I saw a copy of this book at Waldenbooks. I enjoyed this book, but was hoping for a better picture of making "The Nanny." Being told that Charles [Shaughnessy]was her real-life husband, I thought she was making up a false name for him in this book. During the sad parts I felt so sorry for Fran, yet I can only think of two right now. It's a very good read and I suggest it for anyone. Her story of cancer experiences made me feel quite mixed. One of the teachers at my school died of cancer, so I felt happy for Fran-yet a bit annoyed at the same time because she had a MUCH better experience (seeing that she lived to write the book). I hope anyone will take her advice for heart, to make sure they don't have cancer-just so that they can survive because there are people out there who care about them. Overall: I loved this book, and I hope Fran keeps on writing her memoirs. She is such an incredible woman.
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Summary: The Nanny Named Fran
Review: I really feel that I got to know Fran Drescher from this book. This book about her cancer diagnosis and treatment makes for compelling reading. If you think this is nothing but a dark and dreary accounting of illness, think again. It is a story of love lost and found and of a woman who refused to give in to possible tragedy. Her family and friends are the kind of people you would want in your life and the support she received from them adds to this story. The style of the writing reads as if it's a long personal letter from Fran to me and I couldn't put it down. I definitely recommend this inspiring book. (By the way, what does Nu mean?)
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Summary: As WHINEY as her voice
Review: From the back cover, a letter from Drescher to the readers, I expected a funny story about a harrowing experience, but all I got was a juvenille story of an immature woman. She says that it took eight doctors to diagnose her cancer, but she doesn't even seem thankful for the one who finally did. She spoke kindly of her nurses, but never thanked them. My mother being a nurse, I was offended that she didn't even express her thanks towards a nurse who gave her an enema every day! On the back cover Drescher says "my attitude saved my life" but her attitude was pretty [cruddy] from where I stand. I know that cancer is upsetting and you have a right to whine and complain. I don't know how anyone can see this book as uplifting.
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Summary: Enjoyable Autobiography
Review: Fran Drescher's fans will surely love this book about her battle with cancer. Those of us used to seeing her as the funny and almost always upbeat Nanny, Fran Fine, on her hit TV show see real-life Fran in a different light. Just like all of us she's very human, with ups as well as downs, but she doesn't try to take our sympathy for herself. She's a very real person (albeit a pretty one who's always looked young for her age), and this second outing of hers as an author is also rather educational about cancer. Fran doesn't go into all the technical details of what battling the disease is like, but she does warn and give advice to women experiencing similar symptoms. They just might save your life. Take it from Fran--she'd been misdiagnosed (or undiagnosed, as the case may be) several times before she could finally be treated. Other events during this time of Fran's life are also shared with readers. Especially touching (particularly for animal or pet lovers) is the section about Chester, Fran's dog who starred in The Nanny. Although this book is good overall, women will probably generally appreciate it more than men, as it is about a form of cancer that attacks parts of female anatomy.
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