"Some people say that the term 'fighting cancer' is too aggressive.
But I did not go looking for this fight. Cancer started it. If I
was fighting cancer, then it was only because cancer picked a fight
with me. I plead self-defence." Poet, author and activist Janine
Booth was part of the ranting poetry movement in the '80s,
performing as 'The Big J'. In late 2016, she discovered a strange
indentation in her right breast and was subsequently diagnosed with
breast cancer. In this collection of candid journal extracts,
poetry, meticulous research and substantive politics, Janine
details her journey from detection and diagnosis, through surgery,
to 'getting over it'. Includes a Foreword by poet and activist Kate
Smurthwaite. "This book is a must for all health care workers -
doctors, nurses, students, caterers, cleaners, porters - the team
needed by patients facing The Big C." - Dr Coral Jones, GP &
Chair Hackney South and Shoreditch Labour Party "A veritable paean
to our (still free) NHS. Together with the added bonus of some
fascinating political background and an insider's guide to terms.
With poetry!" - Rhoda Dakar, songwriter, musician & activist
"Janine's openness, humour and honesty, combined with her poetic
sensibility, leads us by the hand through her experience with
cancer ... to leave us breathless on her behalf and on behalf of
all women facing such a challenge." - Henry Normal, poet, writer,
TV & film producer "Full of clarity, worry, humour,
explanations about how capitalism hampers medical practice and
love, praise and commitment to the NHS. It demystifies and
humanises the cancer experience and inspires and entertains the
reader." - Morning Star
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