An upside to cancer – wishful thinking?

Here’s what the publicity says about Positive:
“An intimate exposé of living life with a cancer diagnosis, this important book contains nearly 50 stories that will bring tears, laughter and inspiration in equal measure.
“While Positive features very personal accounts from some of Australia’s best-known identities (former Olympian Raelene Boyle, TV presenter and ex-Test cricketer Simon O’Donnell, fashion designer Heidi Middleton), many interviewees are just as likely to be the person living next door: those who have lived (and in some cases died) with their cancer diagnosis quietly, anonymously and with great courage.
“Stories are told from towns and cities right across Australia: Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Inverell, Albury Wodonga – the message is universal and the stories national.
Positive is a book for everyone. It will humble those who have never been diagnosed and it will provide inspiration and hope to those who have.
“Positive is now in all good book stores and Sally is available for interviews throughout March.
“And to answer the question, whether something good can come from a cancer diagnosis? Dr Ian Gawler, an interviewee in the book and founder of the Gawler Foundation, thinks so – and goes even further, writing in a personal note to Sally, ‘people who claim ‘being positive’ does not affect cancer outcomes need to be challenged’.