Cartoonist/Activist Marisa Acocella Marchetto is the author of the graphic memoir Cancer Vixen (Pantheon). She is the founder of the Cancer Vixen Fund, which has provided over 600 free mammograms for uninsured women, and has saved two lives.

Blog Entries by Marisa Acocella Marchetto

The Cancer Vixen Mission: No Breast Left Behind

Posted November 23, 2009 | 04:50 PM (EST)


Ever since I kicked that bitch cancer's bony ass, I've been pretty fearless. And feistier than ever.

So when The United States Preventive Services Task Force said Monday that women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, not 40, and that doctors should stop teaching women to examine...

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The Cancer Survivor's Chorus: Whatever, Whatever, Whatever

Posted January 31, 2008 | 01:09 AM (EST)


This blog was originally posted on MyBreastCancerNetwork.com

As yours truly was pulling all-nighters at the ol' drawing board, The Hubster (aka Silvano) was working 15-hour days at the restaurant. Tired and stressed out in cold, grey New York, we decided to stretch out on a lounge chair in...

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