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Cancer Vixen

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Surviving Breast Cancer Prepares You for Anything

As yours truly was pulling all-nighters at the ol' drawing board, The Hubster (aka Silvano) was working 15-hour days at the restaurant. Tired and stressed out in cold, grey New York, we decided to stretch out on a lounge chair in the sunny Caribbean.  After checking into the hotel, we made a necessary trip to the gift shop. We had nothing... Read moreChevron
Cancer Vixen

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Birthday and Breast Cancer

On Christmas I turned...   And you know what?I'm ecstatic I'm getting older. (Take that, Mr. “Does-our-looks-obsessed-culture- want-to-stare-at-an-aging-woman” Rush Limbaugh!)To be honest, yours truly here didn't always feel this way.I remember when I was in my 20s, a random woman stopped me on the... Read moreChevron
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Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer Research Recap

 It could happen.The Pink Ribbon does more than just raise awareness.  Now, some of you might be thinking: "No more cancer. Girl, I wish."  "What does the pink ribbon have to do with it?"And all of you are probably thinking..."Marisa, what drug are you on?"   Here's why... Read moreChevron
Mary Blocksma

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Miriam Engelberg: My “Shallow” Hero

This week I read Miriam Engelberg’s breast cancer memoir titled Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics, and fell in love. Engelberg’s book is about as opposite from Cancer Vixen (another graphic memoir I’ve reviewed) as it could get and still be a graphic memoir about breast cancer.I loved Marisa Acocella... Read moreChevron
posted 02/16/2007, comments (0)|
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Review of Cancer Vixen

Aren’t there enough breast cancer books already, not to mention websites, movies, television interviews, and newspaper and magazine articles? Do we breast cancer patients and survivors really need yet another cancer book? Yes, we do! We need Cancer Vixen, a funny, smart, entertaining, highly educational, never boring literally graphic breast... Read moreChevron
posted 12/06/2006, comments (0)|

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