What do you think about the use of medical jargon?

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The author has gone to the extent of describing, at the very beginning of the book, she being diagnosed with a cancer, the tests that were done, the procedures and their results, the names of medications, etc. Is it a good thing to include that much technical content in a book which is intended for non-medical personnel?

[Bookreviewer71]

It is not wrong to go into details as people with similar conditions can relate to it. The author promptly states she wants to be an influencer for change. When someone like her in the medical profession couldn't foresee health expenses, general citizens can take her example and be prepared. The author's decision to go into immunotherapy as a preventive measure shows her strong will to fight till the end.

[leaana]

I like the author's concept; it has the potential to educate non-medical readers about cancer's true nature. Actually, it's quite interesting because some people can relate to her story, and the medical jargon can add to the book's overall appeal especially because its a part of the beginning of the book. This women is a positive role model for society.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

It is not wrong to go into details as people with similar conditions can relate to it. The author promptly states she wants to be an influencer for change. When someone like her in the medical profession couldn't foresee health expenses, general citizens can take her example and be prepared. The author's decision to go into immunotherapy as a preventive measure shows her strong will to fight till the end.

She has gone to an extreme of trying a research level method to try out her luck for living. It is a strong way to face such a dilemma. It gives a strong message to anyone who is struggling with any medical condition.

Yet, I am not sure how common population will grasp each and every idea of this book because in some areas it is quite heavy with technical words, with which the common people are unaware of.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I like the author's concept; it has the potential to educate non-medical readers about cancer's true nature. Actually, it's quite interesting because some people can relate to her story, and the medical jargon can add to the book's overall appeal especially because its a part of the beginning of the book. This women is a positive role model for society.

Yes, the in detail description regarding the diagnosis of her illness and the various treatment options she tried will help a person in a similar condition to relate it easily, or even to get some help to plan for future tests and medication. But I do not think using too much medical content is suitable in a book which is intended for common people because the readers might find it quite difficult to keep up with the technical content.

[Buk Nerd]

I believe the author’s intention is to be as detailed as possible so that anyone who is or who finds themselves in a similar situation can relate to her experience. I don't think including all that technical content is bad at all.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I believe the author’s intention is to be as detailed as possible so that anyone who is or who finds themselves in a similar situation can relate to her experience. I don't think including all that technical content is bad at all.

Information is good. As she has mentioned in the book title, knowledge is 'the' power. Yet, is it practical and also useful to fill up a person with tons of data expecting that it will make him much more knowledgeable. Couldn't it have been better if the author stated the basic details and mentioned some reference for the ones who are interested in additional details?

[El_limitless]

It's not entirely out of place to do that. It's a book anchored on medical health, and there's really no realistic way the author could have avoided the use of medical jargons entirely. So the usage for me isn't a lot to handle.

[Gabrielle Sigaki]

I also thought that there were a lot of medical terms in this book, even though the focus seems to be to help people from outside the medical field to understand the healthcare system. I think that the author could have avoided some jargon used, but there were still some that couldn't be substituted.

[Gabrielle Sigaki]

It is not wrong to go into details as people with similar conditions can relate to it. The author promptly states she wants to be an influencer for change. When someone like her in the medical profession couldn't foresee health expenses, general citizens can take her example and be prepared. The author's decision to go into immunotherapy as a preventive measure shows her strong will to fight till the end.

That's an interesting point, I didn't think about how people with similar diseases might relate to the author's story, it really makes sense that the author also introduces her life experiences from the start. It might indeed be helpful to everyone to prepare for situations when we need to use the healthcare system.

[Gabrielle Sigaki]

I like the author's concept; it has the potential to educate non-medical readers about cancer's true nature. Actually, it's quite interesting because some people can relate to her story, and the medical jargon can add to the book's overall appeal especially because its a part of the beginning of the book. This women is a positive role model for society.

It's true that the medical jargon used by the author might be helpful to educate the general public, but I also think that since this book focuses on helping people to understand the healthcare system, especially in the US, it might end up interfering in the understanding of the totality of the work. However, I agree with you when you said that the author is a role model for society.

[Gabrielle Sigaki]

I believe the author’s intention is to be as detailed as possible so that anyone who is or who finds themselves in a similar situation can relate to her experience. I don't think including all that technical content is bad at all.

Now I see that it might also be the author's intention to make the book more relatable, but I think that still some medical terms could have been avoided or, at least, better explained to the general public or explained with simple words when possible too.

[Gabrielle Sigaki]

It's not entirely out of place to do that. It's a book anchored on medical health, and there's really no realistic way the author could have avoided the use of medical jargons entirely. So the usage for me isn't a lot to handle.

It's indeed a book that brings the medical field so there are some terms that the author couldn't indeed avoid, but I think they could be better explained or substituted by other terms too. Maybe it's something more personal since I found it difficult to understand some words than others, but it's something to think about too because this is a great book and the usage of medical jargon won't change it to me.

[Hazel Arnaiz]

I think technical terms are inevitable in this kind of book. Also, the objective is to promote awareness and increase knowledge, so the details are important. A glossary, footnotes or end notes will be helpful in organizing the additional information or documentation supporting the technical terms. The references will also be a useful for those interested to do further research.

[MBerretta]

I personally love medical jargon. I love reading medical books and medical nonfiction but I've also got a degree in biology focusing mainly on biomedical/biotechnology and have worked in medicine for 7 years