The Big J vs The Big C (Paperback)

Janine Booth

ISBN 10: 1916147917 / ISBN 13: 9781916147911

Published by Flapjack Press, Manchester, 2019

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Paperback. 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 PartyA veritable paean to our (still free) NHS. Together with the added bonus of some fascinating political background and an insiders guide to terms. With poetry! Rhoda Dakar, songwriter, musician & activistJanines 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 producerFull 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 In late 2016, poet, author and activist Janine Booth 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, she details her journey from detection and diagnosis, through surgery, to getting over it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Big J vs The Big C (Paperback)
• Publisher: Flapjack Press, Manchester
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1916147917
• ISBN 13: 9781916147911
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"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