{"id":576,"date":"2022-03-24T17:31:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusfoundation.org\/read-the-tumor-by-john-grisham\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:44:40","slug":"read-the-tumor-by-john-grisham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/read-the-tumor-by-john-grisham\/","title":{"rendered":"Read the Tumor by John Grisham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/24204448\/john-grisham-the-tumor-cover.jpeg\" alt=\"John Grisham's The Tumor Book Cover\" class=\"wp-image-579\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/24204448\/john-grisham-the-tumor-cover.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/24204448\/john-grisham-the-tumor-cover-185x300.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/24204448\/john-grisham-the-tumor-cover-77x125.jpeg 77w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From John Grisham, comes a story where today\u2019s medical fiction could become tomorrow\u2019s lifesaving reality. When Paul suddenly receives an unthinkable diagnosis \u2013 a lethal brain tumor &#8211; his future instantly looks bleak, and he and his family begin a painful battle. But could the story be different in 10 years? Focused ultrasound is a revolutionary technology that has the potential to rewrite his story. Could it affect your future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Paul\u2019s story may be fiction, the potential impact of focused ultrasound is remarkably real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-access-the-tumor\">How to Access <em>The Tumor<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/download-the-tumor-by-john-grisham\/\">Get a Free E-Book<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/listen-to-the-tumor-by-john-grisham\/\">Get a Free Audiobook<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/stay-in-touch\/\">Sign up to Stay in Touch<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/donate\/\">Donate Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16020\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-83x125.jpg 83w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-500x751.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-800x1201.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web-1280x1921.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2022\/03\/28170755\/John-Grisham_headshot-2022_web.jpg 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;As a lawyer turned author, I know little about medicine and medical research. But when I learned about focused ultrasound and its potential to change lives, I knew it was a story worth telling.\u00a0<strong>This is the most important book I have ever written.<\/strong>\u00a0I have found no other cause that can potentially save so many lives. One day, in the not-too-distant future, you or someone you love will be diagnosed with a tumor. After the shock, you will think of focused ultrasound. Let\u2019s hope it\u2019s available.&#8221;<\/em> <br><strong>-Author John Grisham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-media\">Media<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Grisham Discusses his Commitment to Focused Ultrasound\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P4FOuOPyUOY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John Grisham sits down with CBS&#8217;s Chip Reid at the Focused Ultrasound Symposium to discuss his book and why he became involved with focused ultrasound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:152px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From John Grisham, comes a story where today\u2019s medical fiction could become tomorrow\u2019s lifesaving reality. 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