Cancer Is Complicated

One of Zibby Owens’ Fall 2025 Most Anticipated Books

“A timely and powerful book that is for ‘every patient in treatment, every friend and family member of a patient in treatment, and for survivors who can relate to the journey.’”
—Modern Luxury Nashville

“I have known Clea for many years, and although she has had a lot of accomplishments, her greatest gift has been her raw honesty—and even humor—about her journey with breast cancer. She has touched so many people by her candor through the darkest of times, and this book will help so many more.”
—Christina Applegate

“Clea has always been a helper, and she’s doing it again with this incredible book. She is sharing her cancer journey and helping you through yours. She will walk with you … holding your hand every step of the way.”
—Hoda Kotb

“I was lucky enough to have Clea as my personal breast cancer mentor, and now she can be yours too. All her warmth and wisdom are in her book Cancer is Complicated. A deeply honest, moving, and often funny account of her journey through diagnosis, decisions, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and beyond. It is the ultimate breast cancer handbook.”
—Jenna Fischer

“Beautifully written, inspiring, and empowering. Cancer Is Complicated gorgeously blends together memoir and guidebook, walking us through each step of Clea Shearer’s cancer journey. It’s comforting, relatable, and filled with essential advice. Anyone embarking on their cancer journey is going to feel less alone and less adrift with this book at their side.”
—Maria Shriver

“Clea was one of the first friends I called when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m forever grateful that she was straightforward and honest with me about what was to come. And now, with this book, she’s giving readers a chance to have that same guidance and comfort from diagnosis to treatment and beyond.”
—Olivia Munn

”[Shearer’s] matter-of-fact explanations of the bodily experience of chemo are valuable, and her breezy, good-humored tone keeps things from getting too heavy … Those grappling with recent cancer diagnoses will find comfort and welcome humor here.”
—Publishers Weekly

Clea Shearer is the cofounder of The Home Edit, a global home and lifestyle company that began with the goal of reinventing traditional home organizing and merging it with design. The Home Edit has become a household name with a social following of over 9.8 million people; three New York Times bestselling books, The Home Edit, The Home Edit Life, and The Home Edit- Stay Organized; a successful line of organizational products sold in over thirty-one countries; and an Emmy-nominated Netflix show, Get Organized with The Home Edit. In 2025, Clea, and her cofounder Joanna Teplin, made their debut as hosts of Extreme Makeover- Home Edition airing on ABC and streaming on Hulu. Hello Sunshine, a division of Candle Media, acquired The Home Edit in the spring of 2022. Clea currently lives in Nashville with her husband John, two kids, and dog.

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