Cancer on the Silver Screen – New Film ‘50/50’ Explores the Young Adult Cancer Experience

September 27, 2011
Hosted by Cancer Support Community

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Episode Description

Tune in today as Jonathan Levine, Director of the movie, 50/50, joins host Kim Thiboldeaux on Frankly Speaking About Cancer’s newest episode discussing the new movie and what it means for young adults living with a cancer diagnosis. 50/50, in theaters September 30th, chronicles Adam, a 27-year-old who is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and follows him through his comical account and subsequent journey to beat the disease. Also joining the show is Jonny Imerman, a young adult cancer survivor and founder of the non-profit organization, Imerman Angels and Vicki Kennedy, CSC’s Vice President of Program Development and Delivery to talk about the impact of the movie on the greater cancer community.

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