[Perspectives] Humour in the face of hardship

Cancer—It Could Be Worse? (self-published, 2025) is T Fronks’ first book and an energetic, light-hearted addition to the cancer autobiography genre. Fronks, who lives in North Wales, UK, intersperses humorous and optimistic prose with over 50 witty poems and illustrations that she composed during her experience with breast cancer. The memoir presents a bank of enjoyable analogical descriptions and cultural references, from Star Wars to The Muppets, as well as useful practical advice surrounding all things cancer, family, and self-help.