A cancer diagnosis brings with it an avalanche of emotions. Prime among them are ones that most people would assume like shock, sadness, and fear. But there are so many more types of emotions, and layers of nuance to each of them, experienced by survivors and caregivers. These include anticipatory grief, clarity, guilt or shame, […]
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Background Twist Out Cancer is an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming. What started in 2012 as a small grass roots online community movement has evolved into an international non-profit organization that has touched over 130,000 people around the world. Brushes With Cancer is
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