So this movie came out in 2011 starring Joseph-Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen that is a fictionalized retelling of writer Will Reiser's real life struggle with a spinal cancer. Did it do a good job of portraying what it's like to deal with cancer? Is it a good movie? Should you see it? Like cancer itself, the answer is complicated and very dependent upon the person. 

Some links:

Cancer For Breakfast website

Neil Sedaka performing "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" on American Bandstand

trailer for 50/50

Anjelica Huston discussing dealing with her husband's death from a type of cancer

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