Being Patient

Name: Being Patient
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ISBN: 9781742237916

Close Encounters in Cancer World

Na'ama Carlin, Louise Chappell, Siobhan O'Sullivan

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NewSouth Publishing
01 May 2026

Memoirs; Doctor patient relationship; Medical diagnosis; Oncology; Radiotherapy

Na'ama Carlin, Louise Chappell and Siobhan O'Sullivan all received the diagnosis people dread

cancer. Working in universities, these three women knew how to speak up. But in Cancer World, their voices were often unheard. As they negotiated medical hierarchies, 'scanxiety', gender bias, ongoing treatments and confronting diagnoses, they met others who felt the same. In Being Patient, Na'ama, Louise and Siobhan share their own stories and talk to people about their experiences as patients and carers in Cancer World. Including stories from cancer experts

nurses, surgeons, radiologists, oncologists and researchers

Being Patient is unflinching and uplifting and offers unvarnished views of living with cancer from 'both sides of the desk'.

'Deeply humane and quietly transformative'

Professor Ophira Ginsburg, Chair of the Lancet Commission on Women, Power and Cancer

'You don't need to be a goody two-shoes if you're receiving cancer care. In fact, as this uniquely insightful book will tell you, among many other things, it sometimes helps if you aren't.'

Norman Swan

By: Na'ama Carlin, Louise Chappell, Siobhan O'Sullivan
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781742237916
ISBN 10: 1742237916
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 May 2026
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Na'ama Carlin is an award-winning educator and a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of New South Wales. Louise Chappell is a Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales, where she researches gender justice in relation to politics, policy and law. Siobhan O'Sullivan was an Associate Professor of Social Policy and Research at the University of New South Wales, where she worked on inequality, policy and animal rights.