{"product_id":"cancer-no-chemo-9781475964172","title":"Cancer No Chemo","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifty-nine-year-old Robert LaPlante gave up cigarettes in his twenties, was never overweight, practiced good health habits, and had run marathons and many other foot races. He lived his life in a way he believed would ward off terrible things like cancer. But in November 2008, LaPlante received the devastating diagnosis of signet ring cell adenocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that begins in the appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCancer No Chemo\u003c\/i\u003e, LaPlante documents his three-year battle with cancer-from the initial diagnosis, to surgery to remove ten inches of colon and twenty-two lymph nodes, to winning the fight. Through journal entries, he shares his innermost thoughts during his treatment and recovery, including the fearful decision to forgo chemotherapy in favor of holistic healing methods that are gaining a place in the battle against cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, he shares how he believes a positive attitude is the most important tool that inspires positive action. \u003ci\u003eCancer No Chemo\u003c\/i\u003e provides an inspiring look at how one man battled a foreboding cancer diagnosis and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475964172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Robert Laplante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990863511733,"sku":"9781475964172","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bd439614-28b8-4d7b-b535-7a1080b07bff.jpg?v=1762838088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cancer-no-chemo-9781475964172","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}