Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer. Lucy O’Donnell was one herself three years ago. Cancer is My Teacher is her story, describing unflinchingly how she has turned the disease into a positive experience – and how you can do the same.

Lucy’s approach is determined but disciplined, clinical but also holistic. By addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of cancer, Lucy covers the whole spectrum of the disease – including how to tell the family, the dos and donts of communicating with a patient, the side-effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy – and gives practical advice on how to keep looking your best and even what to pack for surgery.

Cancer is My Teacher offers guidance for anyone in the early stages of diagnosis, in treatment or trying to readjust afterwards. It also helps family and loved ones to understand what they’re going through – and, above all, carries a message of hope for everyone touched by cancer.