C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too - John Diamond Reviews

I was handed this book by the consultant during my medical attachment in the ENT department. And from the first page, John Diamond had kept me flipping the pages to the end. I was so absorbed into his account of his life after the diagnosis, and it just had me wishing 'no, his life is not ending with this book' as I ...  Read the complete review

This book is an autobiographical account of a man diagnosed with Cancer. It's not about his 'brave battle' with cancer because if we talk about cancer in those terms we mark those that die as 'losers'. Contracting Cancer is not something that only the brave do, there's not that many brave people around, but we often report that those ...  Read the complete review

Well, here I am sitting at my office desk today, COMPLETELY sunburnt to a crisp (80 degree heat yesterday). The reason for my lobsterishness is the fact that I bought John Diamond's biography on Saturday. I was inspired to buy this book after watching the documentary a couple of months back on John Diamond and his fight against cancer. I ...  Read the complete review

Writer and broadcaster John Diamond has cancer. For a broadcaster, he has a particularly cruel type of tumour, one which has (hopefully temporarily) robbed him of his voice. Luckily though, it has not taken his writing skills, nor completely eradicated his ascerbic sense of humour - although it is easy to imagine the latter becoming a bit ...  Read the complete review