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First Person / Society

Taking Hallucinogens with My Mom

April 14, 2020April 16, 2020 - by Rachel Matlow

When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, she didn’t want chemo. Instead, she tried every other potion under the sun

Pink breast cancer cells under a microscope.

Health

Do Breast Cancer Screenings Do More Harm Than Good?

February 5, 2019November 14, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

Doctors debate with author Renée Pellerin on the evidence of whether mammograms save lives

Illustration of a comic by Teva Harrison

Comics

Without You

December 7, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Thirty-seventh in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

Happily Ever After

November 9, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Thirty-fifth in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

Seeking

October 26, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Thirty-fourth in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

Invisibilities

October 13, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Thirty-second in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

Can’t Be Trusted

October 5, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Thirty-first in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

What I Want

September 21, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Twenty-ninth in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

Great Expectations

August 31, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Twenty-seventh in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

Comics

As Bad As It Gets

August 17, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Teva Harrison

Twenty-fifth in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer