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    What You Need to Know about Cancer
    What You Need to Know about Cancer
    What You Need to Know about Cancer
    Audiobook25 minutes

    What You Need to Know about Cancer

    Written by Christopher Forest

    Narrated by Various Narrators

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    About this audiobook

    Cancer can be a scary word. But the more you know about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of cancer, the better equipped you are to understand this disease. Clear, concise information breaks down the disease, the experience of having it, or relating to someone who has cancer. Be inspired by true stories from youths who have experienced cancer in their own lives and how they fought this disease.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Press
    Release dateAug 10, 2017
    ISBN9781543518825
    Author

    Christopher Forest

    Richard Watson spent many of his younger years drawing medieval knights, dragons, and entire comic books inspired by his love of reading. He studied illustration at Lincoln University and lives in the north of England.

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