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- The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care by Anne Boyer. This book…is a powerhouse. I’ve read a lot of cancer memoirs, and I even hesitate to call this a “cancer memoir” because it is so much more than that: it is an indictment of how we see and treat cancer, especially breast cancer.
- The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last by Azra Raza. This book is a must-read. It explores the costs of cancer research and treatment—both financial and human, and how despite millions and millions of dollars spent in research and clinical trials, the majority of cancer drugs in the last few decades only minimally extend life, and in a significant percentage, are actually harmful to people.
- The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. This book is one of my all-time favorites. Mukherjee is a master at writing about complicated things in a way that brings them to life in an interesting way.
- Tough: Women Who Survived Cancer edited by Marquina Iliev-Piselli. This is a collection of stories of women with a variety of different cancers. The tone is decidedly positive—yes, there’s honesty in the essays, but it does skew toward the “cancer changed my life and is a gift” kind of story.
Sep 22, 2024 · 1 The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. 2 Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. 3 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. 4 Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution and the New Science of Life by Kat Arney. 5 Stories of Cancer and Hope by Kevin Donaghy.
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- 1. Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
- 2. When Breath Becomes Air
- 3. I’m Sorry You Have to Be Here
- 4. A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
- 5. Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know
- 6. Cancer Vixen
- 7. What Helped Get Me Through
- 8. Let’s Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
- 9. Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For
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Cancer leaves virtually zero lives unaffected. It is, after all, the second-leading cause of death.
Nearly 40 percent of people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetimes, according to the National Cancer Institute. Not to mention all of their families and friends who will also be impacted by the disease.
From the person living with the disease, to their children, parents, partners, siblings, friends, extended family, and colleagues, cancer’s reach is long and unremitting. The following books may be able to provide some hope, wisdom, and comfort.
Cartoonist Miriam Engelberg was 43 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer Made Me a Shallower Personis a graphic memoir of her journey. The cartoonist, who passed away in 2006, chronicles her experience—from diagnosis to hair loss and everything between—with a healthy dose of humor. Sometimes when dealing with something as serious as can...
When faced with a medical decision, have you ever asked your doctor, “What would you do?” When Breath Becomes Air is the story of a doctor facing the tough diagnosis and decisions of cancer himself. At 36, Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He wrote this memoir as he battled cancer and cam...
Wife and mother Lois Bhatt was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer at age 39. I’m Sorry You Have To Be Hereis her personal story. Chronicling misdiagnoses, surgeries, and treatments, the book sheds light on the anxiety, fears, and inner turmoil that can affect a woman who is both fighting cancer and parenting small children.
This book is a bit different in that it’s aimed at people who haven’t yet been diagnosed with cancer. Dr. Theodora Ross wrote A Cancer in the Family to help people think through their decisions when it comes to identifying and preventing hereditary cancer: should you get tested, and what do you do when you get the results? Dr. Ross uses her family’...
What do you do or say when someone you love is diagnosed with cancer? Journalist Lori Hope began writing Help Me Live by surveying cancer survivors and asking them what they needed from the people around them. With topics ranging from “I want compassion, not pity,” to “I want you to respect my judgment and treatment decisions,” this book is a compr...
Marisa Acocella Marchetto was a “lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling” cartoonist when she discovered a lump in her breast. Inspired by her struggles with the disease, the New Yorker cartoonist wrote and illustrated Cancer Vixen. This award-winning graphic novel is full of charm and spirit, chronicling her journey from diagnosis to triumphant resolutio...
Fighting cancer may be the toughest experience you ever have. As someone with a diagnosis, it can be difficult to relay your feelings to people who’ve never been through it. What Helped Me Get Through, edited by breast cancer survivor Julie K. Silver, contains the experiences of hundreds of cancer survivors, all sharing what helped them get through...
Author and journalist Gail Caldwell’s memoir, Let’s Take the Long Way Home, tracks her deep friendship with fellow writer Caroline Knapp as the two forge a once-in-a-lifetime bond, only to be shaken by Knapp’s terminal lung cancer diagnosis. A moving read, whether or not your life has been impacted by cancer.
If you’re a professional basketball fan, you probably know of Craig Sager. The long-time television sports announcer was known for his fashion sense and knowledge of the game. In Living Out Loud, he and his son share his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. During his short journey with the disease, Sager’s son was his stem cell donor and fiercest s...
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This list is to help people diagnosed with cancer to understand their situation and the options available to them as quickly as possible. A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
- Cancer Vixen by Marisa Acocella Marchetto. This graphic memoir is funny and emotional. The bright pops of color definitely help, and the author’s story about her battle with breast cancer manages to be both honest and humorous.
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. If spirituality is what you crave, there’s no better book than this. It’s a life raft for whatever struggle plagues you: illness, heartbreak, loneliness.
- Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person by Miriam Engelberg. You have to love this title. Like Cancer Vixen, it’s an irreverent, humorous graphic memoir about one woman’s battle with breast cancer.
- Picture Your Life After Cancer by Karen Barrow (editor) Six years ago, the New York Times asked people who had survived cancer to submit their photos and answer the question, “How is your life different after cancer?”
Mar 3, 2016 · 1. Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen. by Kendall Scott, Survivor, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and Annette Ramke, Angel. Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen is the bible for the woman who has been handed the cancer card-and for the one who never wants to get it.
Feb 28, 2022 · Best Inspiring Books for Cancer Patients. Cancer is a debilitating disease that has become even more prevalent today. It leaves many people affected, patients, families, friends, and caregivers. Cancer patients go through a lot after diagnosis and during treatment.
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