Cancer Schmancer
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4.5 • 78 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
A funny and empowering New York Times bestseller from TV and film star Fran Drescher about taking charge of her health and finding humor in the face of adversity.
Part inspirational cancer-survival story, part memoir-as-a-laughriot, Cancer Schmancer picks up where Fran's last book, Enter Whining, left off. After the publication of that book, Fran's life launched into a downward spiral. She separated from a long and complicated relationship, her TV series started to slip in the ratings, and the health of her beloved dog Chester was failing fast.
Then came the mysterious symptoms no doctor could explain. With her trademark sense of humor, Fran tells of her long search for answers and the cancer diagnosis that she ultimately beat. But not before a gold mine of insights were revealed to her about the importance of taking charge of your own health and recognizing what's most important in life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Drescher, most famous for her loud, nasal voice and her role on the 1990s TV series The Nanny, advises readers to "open a mouth" when dealing with their doctors in this down-to-earth account of her experience with uterine cancer. In the book which serves as an unexpected follow-up to her 1995 memoir, Enter Whining the actress describes living with symptoms for more than two years while shuttling from doctor to doctor without a diagnosis. She then depicts the hysterectomy that followed as well as her recovery, focusing mostly on the support she received from her friends and family and her first post-divorce boyfriend, who is 16 years her junior. She also devotes a chapter to the loss of her beloved dog, Chester Drescher. Consistently frank about her emotional ups and downs, Drescher addresses important quality-of-life issues such as fatigue and sex. Yet it is her storytelling skills and humor that make this uncomplicated book a good read. Although Drescher sometimes lapses into therapy-speak, tracing everything back to childhood, her one-liners can be priceless. Readers will warm to this straight-talking Queens native, even if they do tire of her celebrity woes (such as facing the paparazzi too soon after surgery).
Customer Reviews
Great read
I’ve always admired Fran and this book just solidified that admiration. I appreciate her story and I’m glad she wrote this all down. She took us through the ups and downs of having a sickness and overcoming the bumps in the road. How everything will never be 100% perfect, but there will always be a positive side to everything.
Love the Book
I truly loved reading this book. I downloaded the book yesterday evening and finished it this evening. It lets us into the personal struggle Fran dealt with. I, too, had to have a total hysterectomy when I was Fran's age. Needless to say, it was traumatic as well. Thank you Fran for sharing with us something that was so very scary for you. You are truly an amazing, strong woman who has the love and support of so many friends, family and fans. We often think of stars as being invincible but they share the same struggles as the rest if us. I am so sorry that you had to go from doctor to doctor to doctor until you found one that was proactive. You knew your own body and kept up the insistence to find out what was wrong. Bravo.
Cancer Schumacher
Beautiful Story! Fran is an amazing, talented, funny woman, HIGHLY recommend this book!