Cancer in Film
This 2009 film follows a young girl whose sister has leukemia and is being forced by her mother to donate blood and stem cells to her sister
What is My Sister's Keeper?
Women at average risk for breast cancer should start getting regular mammograms by this age
What is 45?
Hazel Grace, played by Shailene Woodley, has this type of cancer in a film adapted from a John Green book
What is thyroid cancer?
This 2011 film sees Adam, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, looking at life differently after his cancer diagnosis. Good thing he has his best friend Kyle, played by Seth Rogen, with him
What is 50/50?
This actor recently died from colon cancer and is best known for for his work in Marvel movies
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This 2013 film follows characters like Max, Spider, and Frey as they try to board a space station carrying a Med-Bay to help a woman battling with cancer
What is Elysium?
Diet is a risk factor for this type of cancer, found in both men and women
What is colorectal cancer?
Gus Waters, played by Ansel Elgort, lost a body part due to this type of cancer
What is Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer)?
This actor has undergone several treatments for his skin cancer diagnoses, but has beat it every time. He even has a new movie coming out with Ryan Reynolds that Chris and Gabe won’t stop talking about
Who is Hugh Jackman?
This actor died within the past year from lung cancer. He is best known for his work on Glory, Primal Fear, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Who is Andre Braugher?
This 2012, found footage film follows a teenager, whose mother is dying of cancer and father is an alcoholic, as he and his friends obtain superpowers
What is Chronicle?
This is the single most preventable cause of cancer in the U.S.
What is cigarette smoking?
In this 2015 film, a teenager and his friend Earl learn their former childhood friend has recently been diagnosed with this cancer and are forced to befriend her
What is Leukemia?
This actor survived his battle with prostate cancer after he was diagnosed early. After his surgery, he started acting again with absolute classics like Shark Tale, Machete, and Dirty Grandpa
Who is Robert DeNiro?
This actress died in the 90s from abdominal cancer. She starred in many classic movies, such as Charade, My Fair Lady, Sabrina, and Breakfast at Tiffanys
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
This 2001 film follows an architect’s assistant that has terminal cancer, so he decides to build his dream house which reconnects him with his son and ex-wife
What is Life as a House?
Besides being female, this is the most important risk factor for breast cancer
What is increasing age?
In the 2007 film, The Bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are best friends who have both been diagnosed with terminal cancer in this major body part
What are the lungs?
This actress / comedian / overall badass overcame her breast cancer diagnosis and has played roles in movies, such as Over the Hedge, Rio, and Clerks 2
Who is Wanda Sykes?
This actor died in 2019 from brain cancer and is best known for his roles in Jackie Brown, Mulholland Drive, and El Camino
Who is Robert Forster?
This 1984 film, based off a play, sees a character dying from inoperable cancer and the truth is being kept from him
What is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
Since most prostate cancers are found early, about this percentage of men will survive at least 10 years after cancer treatment
What is 99%?
Bessie, played by Diane Keaton, is diagnosed with this type of cancer in a film starring other actors, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Robert DeNiro
What is Leukemia?
This actress survived her battle with uterine cancer and has gone on to play roles such as Eunice Stein in Hotel Transylvania and Connie in Saturday Night Fever
Who is Fran Drescher?
This actress is a three-time Oscar winner who died of breast cancer and is know for roles like Murder on the Orient Express, Anastasia, Gaslight, and Casablanca
Who is Ingrid Bergman?