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Home / Cancer

‘Cancer Sells’ by Tat Effby

Dec. 2, 2020 by Ian Williams

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Tat is a cartoonist and illustrator, whose work has appeared in Private Eye, the Oldie, the Guardian and as Cath Tate Cards. She is a regular contributor to My Shrewsbury Magazine, home to her strip ‘Round the Bend’, based on the wildfowl on Shrewsbury’s stretch of the river Severn. Tat lives in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, with a husband and two sons (probably hers) who like to break things so she has something to do.  Instagram & Twitter : @tat_effby www.tat-effby.com  

Categories: Cancer, comic strip, drawing Tags: breast cancer, cancer, mastectomy, tat effby

Graphic Pharmacy

Aug. 9, 2018 by Giang Ho

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Guest post by Giang Ho Pharmacy is a dreadful job. Who can really stand for 8-12 hours straight verifying prescriptions, dealing with medical insurance, with mean customers, having no bathroom or lunch break, working overtime then coming back the next day to repeat it all again? To many people, being a pharmacist means you must be amazing or just insane. When I started pharmacy school, I thought the same thing. But after three years in this field, I would say pharmacy is a very interesting and unique profession that is vastly misunderstood. I hope my comics work about pharmacy school can show what it is… Read More

Categories: Cancer, caregiving, comic strip, comics, medical blog, Uncategorized Tags: drug cost, drug pricing, drugs, Giang Ho, insurance, pharmacy

Cartooncology: An Interview with Will Sperduto

Jan. 9, 2018 by Comic Nurse

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Author Will Sperduto is a graduate of Duke University, with a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology and global health and a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. He is planning a career in medicine. Cartooncology is his first book. He seeks to “strengthen the humanity in medicine by continuing to contribute to the advancement of medical education and patient care.” To celebrate the release of his book, MK asked him a few questions.   What is this book?  Cartooncology: Thoughtful Images of Cancer is a collection of illustrations that introduces individuals of all ages and backgrounds to different ways of thinking about the illness. These… Read More

Categories: Cancer, Health Education

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