Longwood Author Series: In Sickness, A Memoir By Barrett Rollins
About the book:
A medical emergency forces a brilliant Harvard oncologist to reveal that she has been hiding her advanced breast cancer for a decade. Her husband—also an oncologist—must set aside his anger and feelings of betrayal so that he can care for her during her final year of life.
About the author:
Dr. Barrett Rollins is an oncologist and cancer researcher who has published over one hundred scholarly articles, chapters, and books. He is the Linde Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and was, for sixteen years, chief scientific officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
About the event:
Join us for a virtual conversation with author Dr. Barrett Rollins about his book and his incredible story, moderated by Susan Pories MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at HMS and Medical Director of the Hoffman Breast Center at Mount Auburn Hospital.