Beinta Løwe writes breast cancer book after finding little Faroese information

When Beinta Løwe was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found little information about the illness in Faroese. She decided to tell her own story in a book, KVF reports.

The book, titled Cancer: When life comes to a halt, follows Løwe from her first mammogram to the news that she was well. She describes it as an honest account that includes both difficult and good moments.

Løwe kept a diary during her illness and used it as the basis for the book. She said she had not expected to write such a book, but felt people could not simply point to a need for information without trying to do something themselves.

Although Løwe is known from Faroese media, she said readers would meet her as a private person in the book, rather than the professional figure they know from her work.