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''Mom's Cancer'' is a webcomic created by writer Brian Fies. The comic is an autobiographical story dealing with his mother's fight against metastatic lung cancer, as well as his family's reactions to it. Although the story is mostly a serious, insightful depiction of the subject, humor (mostly subtle) is present in the writing. In March 2006, Abrams Books published a hardcover edition of ''Mom's Cancer'', which won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. As a result, the comic is no longer available online. In July 2005, ''Mom's Cancer'' won the comic industry's Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic, a new category that year. Brian Fies's mother died on October 1, 2005 from side effects of the drugs used to treat her cancer. == Characters == There are four main characters in the story, all of which are part of the family. None of the characters are ever referred by name, and the author uses his relationships to identify them. *''Mom'': the author's mother, she is in her 60s, and suffers from Stage IV metastatic lung cancer. *''Me'': The author, a "self-employed writer" in his 40s, and the eldest son. *''Nurse Sis'': One of the author's sisters, slightly younger than him, and a registered nurse. *''Kid Sis'': The author's youngest sister, an actress and writer who lives with her mom. Aside from the main characters, there are several secondary characters who appear several times, most notably the author's stepdad and his mother's head doctor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mom's Cancer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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