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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Cancer affects people in strange and awkward ways, and when you’re already in an awkward stage of life, that can make things especially complex. Teenagers take center stage in this story of two high school filmmaking friends and a girl with cancer who floats into their lives.
It’s equally touching, humorous, genuine, quirky, and heart-wrenching — a fine balance that makes the film both believable and intensely enjoyable. You’ll find that it’s not at all like other coming-of-age stories, and it handles cancer with a grace that teen comedies don’t often have.
Reading and watching other accounts of cancer can be an important path to comfort and confidence, whether you’re fighting cancer yourself or close to someone who is. Opening your mind to new outlooks, different approaches, and possible reactions is the first step to greater understanding and empathy — and that’s always a good thing when it comes to cancer.
Oncology experts have more tools to offer people who have nausea and cancer that help effectively prevent and treat this miserable sensation.
