Stanford Physician Bryant Lin Shares the Patient’s Side of Cancer in “Sunshine”
Stanford physician Bryant Lin’s new book, “Sunshine: An Exploration of Living When You Are Dying,” is due Nov. 10. Lin, who was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer in 2024, told The Stanford Daily that the book grew from his course about experiencing medicine as both doctor and patient.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Stanford physician Bryant Lin’s new book, “Sunshine: An Exploration of Living When You Are Dying,” is due Nov. 10. Lin, who was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer in 2024, told The Stanford Daily that the book grew from his course about experiencing medicine as both doctor and patient.
Lin’s book site confirms the title and describes the project. In his interview, he said the intended audience includes people facing serious illness, their families and readers trying to find meaning in their own lives.
Lin rejected the idea that patients must remain positive all the time. Hope and fear, happiness and sadness can coexist, he said. He also hopes the book encourages students to consider cancer care and helps future clinicians better understand what patients experience.
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California Nurses Association members are holding informational pickets Nov. 9-13 at 13 Sutter facilities, including Mills-Peninsula in Burlingame today and CPMC-Davies in San Francisco on Friday.
