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Mom's Cancer

by Brian Fies · 2006

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Mom's Canceris a graphic novel about one family's struggle with metastatic lung cancer. Honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous, it is a look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families. In the end, it is a story of hope—uniquely told in words and illustrations.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishealthhealthMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
cancercancerMore like thisLess of thismedicalmedicalMore like thisLess of thisillnessillnessMore like thisLess of thisdeathdeathMore like thisLess of thisdisabilitydisabilityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages
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graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of thismangamangaMore like thisLess of this

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