Works Cited

50/50. Dir. Jonathan Levine. By Will Reiser. Perf. Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna
Kendrick,. Summit Entertainment, 2011. DVD. Different from the other films I
have looked into this shines a positive, light hearted view on cancer. The story is
about a young man finding out he has a tumor and trying to mentally deal with
that fact with the help of his friends and family. I think too few movies about
cancer patients really shed this comedic feel which I found to be somewhat more
relatable.
"About | Bike For Cancer Care." Bike For Cancer Care. Benedict Health Foundation, 12
Sept. 2014. Web. 04 Mar. 2015. Graph on how many donation are given yearly to
the Rosemary foundation for cancer patient treatments.
Breaking Bad The Complete Series. Dir. Vince Gilligan. Perf. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul,
Anna Gunn. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2014. TV Show. Famous TV
show bases on a man who is diagnosed with lung cancer and starts a meth lab with
a former student of his. The whole show is filled with drama and action but also
the huge question of his morals. The show brings about the question if media is
using cancer in story lines to make it more interesting or to display the disease for
its truthfulness entirety.
The Bucket List. Dir. Rob Reiner. By Justin Zackham. Perf. Jack Nicholson, Morgan
Freeman, Sean Hayes. Warner Brothers, 2008. DVD. This film about two older
men in a hospital room together both living with cancer decide to make a bucket
list and do everything on it. The film addresses the idea of living life to the fullest,

seizing the day. This source will be useful to see if that is the idea viewers take
with them and how that relates to what influenced their thoughts about cancer.
"Cancer Treatment & Survivorship Facts & Figures." Cancer Treatment| Survivor Facts &
Figures| American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society, 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
03 May 2015. Gives informations about how prevalent cancer is today in
American culture.
Chen, Xueyu, and Lillian Siu. "Journal of Clinical Oncology." Impact of the Media and the
Internet on Oncology: Survey of Cancer Patients and Oncologists in Canada.
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 20 July 2001. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. A study done in
Canada to discover if cancer patients use the internet and media as a credible
source of information about their disease. Study found that many patients use the
internet to seek out more information on the disease rather than contacting their
doctors, although doctor - patient relationships are not affected by their
information seeking.
Earl, Esther. "HELLO THERE." YouTube. YouTube, 2009. Web. 06 Mar. 2015. This is the
youtube channel of Esther Earl. The teenager who inspired John Green to write
The Fault in Our Stars. This video blog allows me to get to know more about
Esther even though I am unfortunately not able to reach out to her directly there
are many videos she posted about her journey and that John Green made about
her.
Earl, Evangeline. "My Sister Esther Inspired 'The Fault in Our Stars.' The Movie Is Her
Sequel." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 12 June 2014. Web. 20 Mar.
2015. Esther Earl's Sister, Evangeline, speaks about her sister's journey and The
Fault in Our Stars. She speaks to the accuracy of the story to her sister's

experiences with cancer. In addition she talks about Green and Esther's
relationship as friends.
EE, Kromm, Smith KC, and Singer RF. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology
Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Dec. 2007. Web. 06 Mar. 2015.
A study based on how cancer survivors are displayed in print news. Is the synopsis
of the study, still working on actually finding the study.
"The Fault in Our Stars | Video Review | Plugged In." The Fault in Our Stars | Video
Review | Plugged In. Plugged In, n.d. Web. 03 May 2015. Reviews on the film
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars. Dir. Josh Boone. Screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H.
Weber. By John Green. Perf. Shailene Woodly, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff. Fox 2000
Pictures, 2014. DVD. This movie is a largely known film that has been talked
about all throughout media. It displays two kids who have cancer and fall in love.
This film is widely known for its love story but not necessarily because they have
cancer. Its popularity makes it a great tool to use and try to get feedback from
others on what they have taken away from it.
"The Fault in Our Stars Review." Rotten Tomatoes. N.p., n.d. Web. Reviews on the movie
The Fault in Our Stars.
Gibson, Megan. "John Green's Response To "The Fault In Our Stars" Being Banned Is
Perfect." Time. Time, 29 Sept. 2014. Web. 03 Mar. 2015. Article explains the issue
of a middle school banning the book in their classroom and John Green's response
to the event. Gives insight on John Green's intentions with the book which is to be
realistic with the world; that people die and bad things happen.

Gross, Larry, and George Gerbner. "The Scary World of TV's Heavy Viewer." Phycology
Today Magazine (1976): n. pag. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. Studies the effect that violent
films can have on the viewers mind influencing them to make violent or rash
decisions. A decent example of the investigation that I am conducting but about
violent films instead.
Hinckley, David. "Average American Watches 5 Hours of TV per Day." NY Daily News.
New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2014. Web. 03 May 2015. Gives statistics on how
much televised programming Americans watch on average per day.
Hurt, Suzanne. "RIVERSIDE: 'Fault in Our Stars' Banned from Middle Schools." The
Press Enterprise. N.p., 28 Sept. 2014. Web. John Green's response to middle
school district n California banning his novel 'The Fault in Our Stars.'
LeBeau, Richard. "New Movie Portrays Cancer Perceptively but Psychology Offensively."
Psychology In Action. Phycology in Action, 24 Oct. 2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2015. An
article written about the film 50/50 claiming that it mawks real cancer patients and
is too humorous for the topic at hand. The article takes a part each line in the film.
Scott, Alan H. "Celluloid Chemotherapy: Top 12 Cancer Films." The Huffington Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com, 17 Oct. 2012. Web. 17 Mar. 2015. The author of this
article decided to rate a few films about cancer on how accurate they are to their
experience. It is another interesting outlook on how these films may be affecting
those who live with cancer but not on how the public eye is perceiving these films
which is my focus.
"So, Where Does the Money Go: Childhood Cancer Research Funding (2010) ((2014
Hasn't Changed Much))." - People Against Childhood Cancer. PAC2, 15 July

2010. Web. 04 Mar. 2015. Graph on how much money is given to pediatric cancer
based foundations yearly from 2004 to 2008.
Stanton, David. "Average Netflix User Watches 5 TV Shows, 3 Movies Per Week via the
Service." Average Netflix User Watches 5 TV Shows, 3 Movies Per Week via the
Service. Business Wire, 6 Sept. 2012. Web. 03 May 2015. Gives statistics on how
much film Americans watch, on average per week.
A Walk to Remember. Dir. Adam Shankman. By Nicholas Sparks. Screenplay by Karen
Janszen. Perf. Mady Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote,. Warner Brothers, 2003.
DVD. With similarity to The Fault in Our Stars, this film displays cancer along
with a love story. It is a very well known film and I am planning on using it in my
survey to ask what people took away from the film.
Workneh, Lilly. "Can Hollywood Take on Cancer? - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News
Network, 27 Oct. 2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2015. Article that talks about Hollywood's
use of cancer and if that depiction is relatable for real cancer patients. One cancer
patient is quoted in the article and says that Hollywood films are not like her
experiences. It shows a good caparison between one cancer patients story and the
film 50/50.
Yaun, LorAnne. "How Movies Affect People's Lives." How Movies Affect People's Lives.
Academia.edu, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. Article about the media's affect on how
the public lives their lives. Does not speak specifically to films about cancer.
Interesting to hear her view on the topic even though there is not much substance
or studies within her paper about what she is speaking to.