A graphic novel about breast cancer: and educational tool for health education and science popularization

Abstract

Using textual language and imagery, this account systematizes the process of creating and producing an educational tool for health education and science popularization in the form of the graphic novel “180 graus: Minhas reviravoltas com o câncer de mama”. The book addresses the issues of breast cancer, which, according to the National Cancer Institute (INCA), affected more than 73,000 women in Brazil in 2023, using comic book language to discuss a public health problem. The account is structured into five sections: coordination of the team and strategic partnerships; research and pre-production of the material for the comic book; development of the comic book; creation of complementary educational material; and editing and publicizing the book. At the end we present the results, lessons learned and next steps.