Books for World Cancer Day

By Coll Rowe | January 29 2026 | General

For World Cancer Day on February 4th, we are sharing a collection of books that educate on cancer detection and treatment and living with cancer.

Between Two Kingdoms
Between Two Kingdoms
A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad
9780399588600
A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the author of the Life, Interrupted column in The New York Times.
$20.00 US
Mar 01, 2022
Paperback
368 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Anticancer Living
Anticancer Living
Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six
Lorenzo Cohen PhD, Alison Jefferies, MEd
9780735220430
The evidence is in: you can reduce cancer risk and support treatment by focusing on six key areas of health and wellness.
$18.00 US
May 07, 2019
Paperback
432 Pages
Penguin Books
Too Young for Cancer
Too Young for Cancer
One Woman's Battle for a Diagnosis and a Fighting Chance
Katie Coleman
9781639109449
A stage IV cancer survivor reflects on treatment and recovery in this inspiring memoir that reveals the biases of the healthcare system—and the power of community.
$29.99 US
Nov 12, 2024
Hardcover
320 Pages
Alcove Press
Cancer Is Complicated
Cancer Is Complicated
And Other Unexpected Lessons I've Learned
Clea Shearer
9780593830611

A comforting, empowering, practical, and beautifully written guide to living with breast cancer from Clea Shearer, cofounder of The Home Edit.

$28.00 US
Sep 23, 2025
Hardcover
224 Pages
The Open Field
The Cancer Factory
The Cancer Factory
Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers
Jim Morris
9780807016428

The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers.

$18.95 US
Nov 05, 2024
Paperback
264 Pages
Beacon Press
Fasting Cancer
Fasting Cancer
How Fasting and Nutritechnology Are Creating a Revolution in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Valter Longo, PhD
9780593545324

A groundbreaking guide to how fasting and nutritechnology are revolutionizing the prevention and treatment of cancer, from the bestselling author of The Longevity Diet.

$32.00 US
Feb 04, 2025
Hardcover
320 Pages
Avery
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