Bigger Than Pink Book

One author has transformed her battle with Stage 4 breast cancer into a source of hope with a new book.

Lori Lober, who has now been cancer-free for seven years, has written and published Bigger Than Pink: The Book I Could Not Find When I Was Diagnosed With Stage Four Cancer.

"Many of the authors we work with at AuthorHouse want to publish their work because they have a strong desire to share their stories with others," said Erica Dorocke, editor of AuthorHouse in a press release. "One particularly inspiring story of hope is that of Lori Lober."

Many writers keep a journal so they can constantly capture those fleeting ideas that arrive in moments of inspiration, whether it is in the midst of a summer thunderstorm or in the moments of surreal silence before we drift off to sleep, says Dorocke.

When Lober was initially diagnosed, the news spread quickly throughout her tightly knit community, Dorocke wrote.

"Eventually Lober was telling her story four to five times a day, and decided it was time to adapt her journal into a book," she writes. "Lober began officially planning out Bigger Than Pink on a trip to Hawaii a year and a half after her diagnosis."

At first, Lober wasn't exactly sure what to do with the manuscript of Bigger Than Pink, Dorocke stated.

Once she had approved the final galley, set her royalty rate, and selected the selling price of the book, Lober eagerly awaited her first copy of Bigger Than Pink.

Five years ago, Lober established the Touched By Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower those affected by the disease to embrace life and not accept a cancer diagnosis as a death sentence.

Lober says she has maintained a diagnosis of "no evidence of disease" for five years now, and continues to provide the resources she couldn't find when she was originally diagnosed.

"Unlike most people, Lori Lober knows what qualifies as a miracle," says the website, ingramsonline.com. "Through extensive research, many trips to a variety of specialists, and holistic remedies, Lober has beaten back the cancer which has been in remission for the last few years."

Lober shared her story with others at the Bio International Convention last year.

In other cancer news, a July 11th report from the American Cancer Society shows that cancer affects Asians differently than the rest of the population.