PLACENTIA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Everyone's life has been touched and terrified in one way or another by cancer. Women Warriors: A History of Courage in the Battle Against Cancer (now available through 1st Books Library) is an insightful medical humanities text compiled for the informative purposes of academia and the general public. It is a conservative book in range and scope, written for both men and women, by Darcy Nikol Bryan, M.D. and Vernanne Bryan, Ph.D., a unique professional daughter and mother writing team.
The vast and well researched information within this text was carefully researched at the medical schools of Yale University and the University of California, Los Angeles. It is an immeasurable resource of knowledge that will enlighten and change the reader's outlook forever on cancer. The book makes provisions for the writing methodology utilized, a fascinating tour of cancer's history beginning with ancient Greece, the historical and updated disclosure of the research weaponry, a disturbing clarity into the politics in the war against cancer, an eye opening worldwide study of the creative force and imponderable visions, the views of a young physician and intimately detailed interviews with the "warriors" themselves, women who have fought and are still waging a very personal and real war against this ancient dreaded disease.
Darcy Nikol Bryan, a physician and surgeon in obstetrics, gynecology, and oncology, is also the CEO of a nonprofit education based charitable organization. Bryan was top scholar at the University of Southern California, receiving degrees in biology, history and chemistry, and the recipient of numerous high honors. Dr. Bryan was awarded the M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine, where she was listed as Medical Student Excellent Outstanding, and residency at the University of California, Los Angeles. Vernanne Bryan, Ph.D., principal investigator and coauthor of this book, holds a doctorate, humanities, in six major disciplines. She is the founder of a methodology of holistic research and analysis for utilization in a humanities laboratory. Dr. Bryan is an historian, lecturer, humanitarian, and the author of several books listed on www.vernannebryan.com.
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