Cancer on film & tv

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.

Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.

A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

When a self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer, he becomes better able to empathize with his patients and appreciate a life outside his career.

When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

A caregiver falls in love with a terminally ill man.

Georgia, who leads a life full of unfulfilled desires, is left shocked when she discovers her terminal illness. Soon, she quits her job, gathers her savings and sets out on a luxurious trip to Europe.

A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

After seventeen years, a fiercely independent woman and her rebellious son return home and together they turn the family she left behind upside down.

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

Hazel and Gus are teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially "An Imperial Affliction", so they embark on a journey to visit an author in Amsterdam.

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

A young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before.

A teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.

Oliver, a graphic designer, is attracted to a free-spirited and unpredictable Anna. Memories of his father encourage him to open himself up to the potential of a true and long-lasting relationship.

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call "The Leisure Seeker".

Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.