Orem Library

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, this New York Times bestseller is "an extraordinary achievement" (The New Yorker)—a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer—from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence.

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Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl with leukemia he once knew in Hebrew school.

Friends Dawn and Sandy who both have leukemia find solace at a summer camp for cancer patients.

¿Cómo es en realidad la vida de un niño que tiene este tipo de cáncer? Averigua de qué manera Amy puede vencer la leucemia y descubre que hay vida más allá de su enfermedad. What is the life of a child who has this type of cancer really like? Find out how Amy can beat leukemia and discover that there is life beyond her illness.

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions.At six hours, the film interweaves a sweeping historical narrative; with intimate stories about contemporary patients; and an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs that may have...

At fourteen Dawn Rochelle has already survived her first bout with leukemia and has been in remission for almost a year. But, the fear of it returning is always there, and this year it becomes real. Conventional therapy fails; now a bone marrow transplant may be all that can save her.

When she is ten years old, a girl is diagnosed with leukemia and describes her journey through the next five years, including her medical treatments, her relationships with nurses and other patients, and falling in love.

Learn how the dream of Robert Asp to build a Viking ship and sail across the Atlantic to Norway became a reality, ultimately carried out through family and friends. The ship sailed to Oslo, Norway under Captain Erik Rudstrom after its builder, Robert Asp died of leukemia.

Presents a history of cancer, from ancient times to the present day. Includes stories of contemporary patients and examines the latest scientific research which might indicate that we are on the brink of a lasting cure.