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Summary: Discussing Cancer with Humor as only Fran can
Review: Cancer is a serious subject, yet Fran managed to write about it in a way that makes you laugh as well as cry. Sharing her experiences will help many women.
Buy this book. The information it contains is priceless. You will not be sorry.
Diane Gasparri Offutt
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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: Fact filled, funny...oh yea, it's about cancer
Review: Fran Drescher has written a fact filled, chronology of her journey through cancer and mixes in plenty of funny moments along the way. She tells us her symptoms and walks us through her multiple misdiagnoses. We share her disbelief when she's finally correctly diagnosed with uterine cancer.What I liked about the book was the diary format. In plain language we learn what her body was doing, sometimes in excruciating detail. She got the cancer verdict early in the week and was scheduled to see the oncologist on Friday, the day "new patients" are seen. How she handled that is a good primer for anyone needing to see a doctor. We learn how family and friends helped her during the difficult times and there's some celebrity scooping too. This book is personal and to the point. For any woman who suspects she may have uterine cancer, this is a must read.
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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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Summary: Read this book!
Review: Fran Drescher, she is simply amazing, as is this book! This slim work is a really quick and easy read, yet also rewarding and touching. In fact, it feels as if your deep in conversation with Fran and you don't want to look away because the content is so engaging and heartfelt. I have always been an admirer of hers, but only after reading this book did I realize the immense talent she possesses! She is wonderful writer, able to captivate her audience and get into your heart. The story she tells, her story, is one that must be heard, must be retold, and must be remembered. Fran, if you read this reviews, I applaud you for the courage you had and continue to have. You are wonderful!
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Summary: Technically helpful but does not relate to the average woman
Review: Fran Dresher is a decent author. She clearly related her situation and technically, the details about her symptoms and tests she underwent are definitely helpful reading.
However, most of this book will not be helpful to the average woman. Fran Dresher is someone who has the privillage of knowing money is no object and who's main concerns were extremely self involved. There is no worrying about work, missing work, making sure there was food on the table or the laundry done and house cleaned, etc, during and after such an illness. With the details out of the way, the recovery section seemed too selfish and privilaged to be considered helpful to other women and was more of a biography.
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Summary: i like fran
Review: I am a fan of Ms. Drescher and I enjoyed reading this intimate account of a diificult chapter in her life. Plus, it's a great true story of how shrinks are quacks and medical doctors, unless they have some kind of alternative training, are uninformed, cruel, and totally lacking proper bedside manner. They also lack effective diagnostic skills and humane treatments. So I guess MD's are quacks too!
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Summary: I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!
Review: I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. I BOUGHT IT LAST NIGHT AND READ THE WHOLE THING IN ONE SITTING. THIS IS A WONDERFUL READ FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER HAD CANCER OR KNOWN ANYONE WHO HAS. ALL WOMEN SHOULD READ THIS BOOK SINCE IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE ON GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER (SHE SUFFERED FROM UTERINE CANCER). "CANCER SCHMANCER" IS FULL OF THE WIT AND HUMOR THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW FROM FRAN AS WELL AS SOME VERY TOUCHING PASSAGES. A MUST READ! 10 STARS!
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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: 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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