I reviewed the book ‘Cancer Vixen’ on my former blog but since I just posted about the author’s latest initiative, I wanted to share my review with you all here at The Pink Ribbon Review. Enjoy!
“Cancer, I am going to kick your butt … “

That’s what Marisa (in character form) is saying to the cloaked cancer villain on the inside hardcover of her graphic memoir.
Marisa created a work of brilliance when she cartooned her way through breast cancer. She visually depicts the shared experiences of survivors, down to the most minute details. Like including the time she received the call …read more

Marisa Acocella Marchetto is the author of a great graphic memoir entitled ‘Cancer Vixen’ — you really have to check it out. (Here’s a review of the book that I wrote for my former blog.)
Marisa has started the Cancer Vixen Fund at St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in NYC.
Anyway, she’s using what’s she’s got going on to help those who are uninsured get mammograms. From her site:
If you are uninsured, and you are diagnosed with cancer, you have a 60 percent greater chance of dying from cancer than if you were insured and diagnosed with cancer.
Marisa is busy promoting an …read more