Your illustrated guide to navigating conversations about cancer

Cancer sucks, and so does talking about it. Telling someone you have cancer almost always leads to a) awkward silence; b) a well-meaning yet irritating response; or c) some combination of the two. There are tons of reasons why this happens, but it comes down to this:

“I have cancer” are heavy words that carry a ton of emotions and anxieties. And when people hear it, they know they should say something, but they just don’t know what. Sometimes, without knowing it, they end up saying something really hurtful.

It’s like the ‘urban dictionary’ of cancer, with funny cartoons

Glossary of Awkward is the first irreverently humorous graphic guide to surviving the “I have cancer” conversation - whether with friends, partners, colleagues, or even your (hard-to-empathize) doctor. It’s like an ‘Urban Dictionary’ of cancer, with hilarious cartoons. Each page cleverly gives new terminology to those moments that make people say awkward things, accompanied by an irreverently humorous cartoon. Guaranteed to make you laugh out loud, it’s the kind of book you can use to start that uncomfortable conversation about cancer and the type of support you really need.

Glossary of Awkward should be in every oncologist’s office, and every gift shop. It’s a bold, graphic guide to having an authentic conversation about cancer that makes someone feel supported and listened to, but without all the awkward.