I'm sorry but I found this very tedious. I read a lot and I have never been prompted to give a review before, but I think you should be forwarned.Though I did learn about several kinds of cancer and a bit about the process of becoming a wise and humane physician, I did not learn anything new about the anatomy of hope.If you're a die hard scientist and have to be spoon fed anything that is other, and you have been living under a rock for the last 20 years, perhaps you'll get something out of this book.