Underfunded: Female Cancers And The Battle for Survival

By Sammy Kay

Underfunded: Female Cancers and the Battle for Survival
A Story of Six Women and the Power of Sisterhood
This is not just a book about disease.
It is a book about resilience, silence, and the strength found in solidarity.
Across Canada, six women live separate lives, different cultures, different cities, different diagnoses. Mei-Ling suffers from a rare pregnancy-related cancer that few doctors can explain. Talia, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, faces endless waiting rooms and hollow reassurances. Priya, Emily, Sakura, and Aisha each confront their own unique battles against underfunded, overlooked female cancers. But their stories echo one another in heartbreaking ways: delayed diagnoses, systemic neglect, and the quiet erosion of identity.
Underfunded begins with these individual stories, raw, intimate, and harrowing. But everything changes when their paths cross. Through chance and courage, they form an alliance: a circle of care, survival, and purpose. Together, they share not just recipes and treatment tips, but notes of grief, healing, and advocacy. They become a voice not just for themselves, but for thousands of women left behind by a system that favors statistics over souls.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1998792692
• ISBN13: 9781998792696
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Ackiley
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"