A narrative essay about hating cancer because it killed a loved one.

Cancer is a devastating disease that kills approximately 555,500 Americans a year. This disease cheats innocent people of the life they deserve. Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. These abnormal cells outlive normal cells and continue to divide and grow more abnormal cells. If the disease is not detected early enough it can spread all over the body. This disease not only affects the victim, but …

…a devastating disease that not only devastates the life that it takes, but everyone's life around it. It is a grim reality, but 1,500 people will die today of cancer. I hate cancer. Cancer is like a serial killer, and hopefully someday it will be convicted of all the lives it has taken. The doctors, serving as the jury need to find a cure. Once they do, cancer will get what it deserves, the death penalty.