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Historical Bibliography Updated: February 22, 2018

Mom's cancer.

Publication Details

New York: Abrams Comicarts, 2006 CE.

This book was born digital in 2004, and later published in print. See www.momscancer.com. "Winner of the 2005 Eisner Award in the category of Best Digital Comic for the original Web version" 

"Brian Fies is a freelance journalist whose mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. As he and his two sisters struggled with the effects of her illness and her ongoing recovery from treatment, Brian processed the experience in his journal, which took the form of words and pictures. 

"The story that came to be known as “Mom’s Cancer” first gained notice on the internet. It was posted anonymously, with the intention of sharing information and insights gained from his family’s experience. Thanks to the words and illustrations of Brian Fies, readers have already responded that they were surprised and gratified to realize that they weren’t alone" (publisher).

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#9820
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12008
External URLmoms-cancer

Geographic Context

Publication place: New York