Emma, enceinte, découvre qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du sein. Les premiers médecins qu'elle rencontre lui proposent d'avorter. Toutefois, avec le soutien de son compagnon, elle s'y oppose. Les médecins qui l'entourent ensuite lui permettent de finir dignement sa grossesse. Elle donne naissance à une fille, sans problème particulier, alors qu'elle est toujours malade.
Tout comme ses enfants, Tessa déteste la nouvelle compagne de son ex-mari. Lorsqu'elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer incurable, la mère a du mal à accepter d'être remplacée par une autre. Pourtant, elle n'a d'autre choix que de rapprocher ses enfants de leur nouvelle mère...
On May 27, 2005, McMahon was forced to cancel all of his upcoming concerts after a medical examination in connection with a relentless case of laryngitis forced him into being admitted into a hospital in New York City. On June 1, 2005, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the same day he finished recording his debut album under the Jack's Mannequin moniker, Everything in Transit. Since the illness was diagnosed in its early stages, McMahon's doctors had high hopes for a full recovery.
Gale Sayers rejoint les Chicago Bears, où il rencontre Brian Piccolo. Ils briguent le même poste dans l'équipe, et bien que Sayers soit noir et Piccolo blanc, ils deviennent amis et se soutiennent mutuellement, jusqu'à ce que Brian Piccolo meure d'un cancer foudroyant à 26 ans.
Professeur universitaire de littérature, Vivian Bearing se meurt d'un cancer. C'est le moment de faire le bilan de son existence qu'elle a consacré au savoir et à la littérature plus qu'aux relations humaines qui, à l'approche de la mort, lui manquent cruellement.
Murali (Kalyan Kumar) goes abroad to pursue higher studies in medicine. Unfortunately, during his tenure overseas, his girlfriend Seetha (Devika) is forced by her parents to marry another person. Devastated upon hearing the news, Murali swears a vow of lifelong celibacy and devotes himself to saving people suffering from cancer. A few years later, Venu (R. Muthuraman) happens to be critically ill with cancer and has to be operated upon. The treatment for Venu progresses well until Murali meets Venu's wife, who happens to be Seetha. When Seetha comes to know that the doctor treating Venu is Murali, whom she had left, she becomes upset.
Le film raconte l'histoire de Riley, une jeune femme de 23 ans, pleine de vie mais atteinte d'un cancer, qui décide de se rendre au parc national de Sequoia, en Californie, avec l'intention d'y mettre fin à ses jours pour éviter la déchéance physique qui l'attend, en décidant elle-même de sa mort. Ses projets suicidaires sont pourtant mis à mal par sa rencontre avec un jeune musicien raté à la vocation missionnaire.
The film narrates the story of Mrs Badmus (Abiola Segun Williams) who owns a multimillion business empire (Da Costa Holdings), but her son Olumide (Desmond Elliot) is very wayward and is not interested in running the business. Mrs Badmus eventually reveals to her son that she is dying of cancer and she has few months left to live. She gives a condition that if he wants her to be happy, he needs to get married to Hope (Uche Jombo), the financial director of the company and a very dedicated employee. Mrs Badmus also feels Hope is the perfect wife that can keep her son's wasteful spending in check when she is no more. Olumide orchestrates a plan with her girlfriend, Sabina (Nadia Buari) and Olumide starts to fake his love for Hope, waiting for the day his mother will die. However, Mrs Badmus' Will states that Olumide has to be married to Hope to have her properties; If anything otherwise happens, Hope should have the properties. Olumide has no other choice than to marry Hope, but however frustrates her with everything after wedlock, while still going out with Sabina. Hope, who continues to play a good and faithful wife despite her husband's attitude, finds out that she is also suffering from Leukaemia. Olumide eventually falls deeply in love with Hope, but it is too late because she now has few months left to live.
À Anvers, en Flandre belge, au début du mois de février 2012, Sophie est une étudiante de 21 ans, refusant d'avoir un seul partenaire, changeant d'homme en homme non sérieux.
L'humoriste Tig Notaro a annoncé son cancer à son public en 2012 lors d'un spectacle de stand-up. Découvrez l'humour dévastateur de cette femme face à l'adversité.