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Cancer Vixen 19ÌýDec 2007
Cancer Vixen courtesy of Marisa Marchetto
Coping with cancer through black humour

What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling big-city girl with a fabulous life finds a lump in her breast? Well if you’re cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto the result is ‘Cancer Vixen’ – a blackly humorous graphic novel about the experience. Jenni talks to her aboutÌýthe role humour plays in helpingÌýher cope with cancer.

Cancer Vixen: A True StoryÌýbyÌýMarissa Acocella Marchetto is published by Fourth EstateÌýISBN: 978-0-00-725896-3



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