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My One-Night Stand With Cancer: A Memoir [Paperback]

Tania Katan (Author)
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September 1, 2005

When Tania Katan was 21 years old she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She survived, minus a breast. Exactly 10 years later it happened again. By age 31 Katan was a two-time breast cancer survivor with the scars to prove it and a sense of humor forged by the unthinkable. Her memoir, loaded with rage and blistering humor, tells the tale of living through two bouts with death and is woven through with stories of picking up women while bald, coping with her supportive but neurotic family, running in two 10K races, and pledging to never ever date a psychotic woman again. An unforgettable account of survival.

Tania Katan’s plays have been seen at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Circle Repertory Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, Pacific Residence Theatre, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, and Theatre of NOTE.


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Katan, shown naked above the waist in her back-of-the-book photo, sacrificed a breast to stage three cancer at 21. The disease recurred 10 years later, but she survived to prove, perhaps, that laughter is in fact the best medicine. In any event, the Jewish lesbian's memoir is loaded with humor. When a girlfriend found a lump on her breast, Katan calmed her nerves at the breast clinic by pretending she was a rock star and completing the intake form by indicating lesbian sex as her preferred form of birth control. By alternating, during a description of an ultrasound, between her real past as an impoverished, 16-year-old, dateless, friendless "drama fag" who wrote standup and fantasies of her present self as a lesbo porn star, Katan establishes a then-and-now structure for insights infused with wry comedy: remarks like "toxic girlfriends give me cancer" and characters including hypochondriac Nurse Fred, who fears those who lick books. With lymph nodes negative and outlook positive despite lightning striking twice, this 10K runner shows great spirit and strength. Whitney Scott
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About the Author

Tania Katan is a playwrite and stand up comic living in Los Angeles.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Alyson Books (September 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1555838901
  • ISBN-13: 978-1555838904
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A funny book about cancer?, October 16, 2005
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This is Tania Katan's own story and she tells it with a wonderful balance of frankness, humor, and tenderness. Katan comes off as a "whole" person in her writings, which isn't something we often see with lesbian 'characters.' She's not just a lesbian or a cancer patient, but also a daughter, sister, lover, friend, coworker, student, etc. A great, fast read.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A different book ... a different perspective on cancer, November 8, 2005
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I saw a short article announcing the book's release in a magazine and thought it would be an interesting read, because you seldom see a humorous look at something we deem as "not a joking matter". WOW! Let me say, this book is more than just about someone getting cancer. It's about family and friendships and no matter how quirky your family is and how toxic some relationships are, you can still come out on top even when you've been hit not once, but twice with a life threatening disease. Tania is my hero. Very inspiring story. You'll find yourself scolding her in some parts and emphatically cheering her on in others. I definitely recommend this book. You will not regret it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tania Rocks!, October 26, 2005
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This book is awesome! As a cancer surviour myself I could relate to what Ms. Katan has gone through. Although this book is written with humor, it did stir up feelings that I thought I had all ready dealt with. It is extremely well written and an easy read. Even if you have not had to battle cancer, I think you will enjoy this book, especially if someone you care for has gone through this terrible illness. Tania, I hope you continue writing and I will be your number one fan!
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