Description:
The author tells the story of his 5 year battle with Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma through use of an analogy with sports locker rooms. Happenings within the 'cancer locker room' involve the hearts, souls, and minds of hopeful cancer patients.
Review Quotes:
Praise for "The Cancer Locker Room" Second Edition...
Phil Martelli (Distinguished Basketball Coach, Saint Joseph's University}: "...Please know that Vic is not a cancer survivor-He is a cancer WARRIOR. Please do yourself a favor...stop what you are doing and pick up The Cancer Locker Room..."
Kate Paye (Stanford University Women's Basketball Coach): "...I am praying for you and all those battling cancer and their loved ones."
Mike Krzyzewski (Distinguished Basketball Coach, Duke University): "...Victor teaches us that hope is present in every challenging moment. We learn that if we work together in these moments, we will find hope and experience astounding outcomes."
Herb Magee (Distinguished Basketball Coach, Jefferson University): "Victor's story is very inspirational. He encourages readers to stay strong and The Cancer Locker Room helps us all to keep the faith and find hope."
Jim Boeheim (Distinguished Basketball Coach, Syracuse University): "...Victor uses a sports analogy - the culture of a team - to describe his personal challenge and it makes for an encouraging read. I highly recommend it!"
Ravi Amaravadi, MD (Tara Miller Professor of Melanoma Research and Patient Care, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania): "...This book is a reminder of why many of us choose to become oncologists-and why, once we enter the cancer locker room, we rarely choose to leave."