Kimiko Does Cancer

At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer,mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turnedupside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an instant, shebecame immersed in a new and complicated life of endless appointments,evaluations, and treatments, and difficult conversations with her partner andparents. Kimiko knew that this wasn't what being twenty-five was supposed to belike ... but then, she didn't have a choice.

At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer,mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turnedupside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an instant, shebecame immersed in a new and complicated life of endless appointments,evaluations, and treatments, and difficult conversations with her partner andparents. Kimiko knew that this wasn't what being twenty-five was supposed to belike ... but then, she didn't have a choice.

With tender illustrations by Keet Geniza, Kimiko Does Cancer isa graphic memoir that upends the traditional cancer narrative from a youngwoman's perspective, confronting issues such as dating while in menopause,navigating work and treatment, and talking to well-meaning friends, health careprofessionals, and other cancer survivors with viewpoints different from herown. Not one for pink ribbons or runs for the cure, Kimiko seeks connectionwithin the cancer community while also critiquing the mainstream cancerexperience.

Honestand poignant, Kimiko Does Cancer is about finding one's own way out of ahealth crisis.