September is Childhood, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Uterine, Ovarian, Prostate and Thyroid cancer awareness month. Below are books and information from the American Cancer Society on these specific types of Cancer as well as general information.
Nonfiction
Just Don’t Fall by Josh Sundquist – Childhood Cancer
Thirty to Sixty Days by Alikay Wood – Childhood Cancer
Wild Ride: My Journey from cancer kid to astronaut by Hayley Arceneaux – Childhood Cancer
My Life Beyond Leukemia by Hey Gee – Leukemia
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad – Leukemia
Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt – Uterine
To the Gorge by Emily Halnon – Uterine
Gilda’s Disease by Steven Piver – Ovarian
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot – Ovarian
Prostate Cancer & the man you love by Anne Katz – Prostate
Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers by Mark Scholz – Prostate
Fiction
The following fictional stories talk about Thyroid and Ovarian cancers.
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Movies
Fault in Our Stars – Thyroid
My Sister’s Keeper – Leukemia
Stepmom – Lymphoma
A Walk to Remember – Leukemia
Online Resources
Below are some of the sites that offer a comphrensive look at Cancer in the United States. When looking for online information, websites ending in .edu, .gov, and .org are vetted by peers and recently update their content.
Ovarian Cancer, American Cancer Society
Uterine Cancer, American Cancer Society
Thyroid Cancer, American Cancer Society
Lukemia, American Cancer Society
Lymphoma, American Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer, American Cancer Society
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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