The book "The Fault in Our Stars", by John Green, is about a sixteen year old girl named Hazel with stage IV Thyroid Cancer, and her struggles to maintain good health. She falls in love with a boy named Augustus Waters, who had cancer as well and lost a leg from it. There are various sub-issues in the book, but they all stem from the main issue of Hazel having cancer.
The major issue in the book is Hazel having cancer. Her whole life, unfortunately, seems to revolve around her cancer. She doesn't go to school, and she doesn't have many friends. She always has to worry about having her lung machine close by. She is also constantly thinking that she might die soon.
Another issue is Hazel's relationship with Augustus, and whether or not to officially date. Augustus loves her and wants to have more of a relationship. She loves him back, but she doesn't want to take it any further because she might die, and she doesn't want to hurt him in that way.
A final issue is Hazel's relationship with her parents. Her mom wants her to have a life, to go out and have fun, but Hazel is afraid to do that because she has little experience going out. So she feels pressured by her mom, and they argue a bit. Another problem is that she is being defiant toward her parents. But she is a teenager and has mood swings and rebellious instincts (which is normal), so you can't really blame her.
The many different issues in the book "The Fault in Our Stars", by John Greene are treated in various ways during the story. The author inspires people to not give up the fight, to keep on going until the end.
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