In a more recent interview, Kris Carr, director and main character of the documentary, explained the title, Crazy Sexy Cancer. "People don't think of putting those words together" and in doing so, she changed the way people thought of cancer. The stigma of having cancer no longer stung as much and Kris showed other women that you can still have cancer and be beautiful and sexy and resilient, and that is the main claim Kris makes in her documentary. I think it's a wonderful thing to do ― to offer solace and comfort to other women with cancer, at the expense of her own image ― and I agree that you can have cancer and still feel and look beautiful and valuable.
From the very beginning, even before watching the documentary, the audience is hit with a powerful claim and that claim is: you are crazy and sexy, with or without cancer. She makes sure to prove this claim true by documenting her long and eventful journey with cancer, showing the good, the bad, and the ugly. By the end of the film, the audience is left with a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment, not because they did anything, but because Kris Carr found herself and realized her self-importance by the end of the film and those sentiments transferred through to the audience.
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