EVEN DUCKS GET LIVER CANCER
Wilfredo Liangco
Whether you're a medical student, a medical fellow, a doctor, or even a patient, Dr. Will Liangco's award-winning collection of medical misadventures will leave you in stitches.
Blunt, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Even Ducks Get Liver Cancer is a candid and hysterical account of the realities of life in and out of the Philippine General Hospital.
Will Liangco’s National Book Award-winning collection of essays on his years of training as a medical intern and oncology fellow is everything you need to know about the making of a doctor: sleepless nights, late stipends, and life-and-death decisions in the context of the imperfect Philippine healthcare system.
Read, laugh (and laugh again) at Liangco’s misadventures and how he overcomes the never-ending trials on the human spirit.
978-971-828-121-5
Category: Creative Nonfiction
Language: English
Copyright Year: 2022
Weight & Dimensions: 0.22kg,5”x8”
Pages: 300
Rights Sold: Arabic
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Wilfredo Liangco is a medical oncologist who obtained his medical degree at the UP College of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and medical oncology at the Philippine General Hospital. He joined the Bienvenido N Santos Creative Writing Center and has participated in the 1st Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop on Pathography: Writing the Pandemic. His essays and stories have appeared in The Philippine Star, The Philippines Free Press, Health and Lifestyle Magazine, and The Philippines Graphic. He was a fellow at the 62nd UP National Writers’ Workshop. He writes at www.wilfredoliangco.com.