cancer

Follows champion bicyclist Lance Armstrong throughout the 2004 racing season, chronicling his quest to win his sixth Tour de France, and examines his response to charges of doping, his strategies for coping with aging, his complex relationships with teammates and rivals, and his methods for keeping a psychological edge over his competitors.

Explains different types of cancer, their causes, symptoms and treatment, and, through case studies, what it is like to live with cancer.

Discusses common types of cancer, cancer cells, oncogenesis, cancer progression, therapies, cancer around the world, and clinical trials, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, recombinant DNA, gene therapy, matching tissues, and the Human Genome Project.

Discusses the impact of chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer, its history and development, challenges it presents, and future research.

Seventeen-year-old Leah's quest to make the national soccer team does not seem so important when she learns that her father has cancer and may only have months to live.

Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong chronicles his struggles after beating cancer, including dealing with allegations of drug use, finding a balance between his career and family life, and coping with the fear that his cancer will return.

Seventeen-year-old best friends Samantha and Juliana tell their stories in alternating chapters after Juliana is diagnosed with cancer.

Helen's death at eighteen from cancer shatters the lives of her parents and siblings, especially younger sister Jessie who tries to cope with her feelings of pain and confusion by reading pages from Helen's diary.

Contains over one hundred inspirational short stories about people who have survived cancer with courage, determination, love, and laughter.

Sammy's mommy receives treatment for cancer, goes into the hospital for surgery, recovers at home, and shares her continuing love for him.