Brushes with Cancer

In 2019, a Williams College study uncovered serious bias in U.S. art museums. Researchers analyzed collections from the United States’ major museums and learned only 1.2 percent of all pieces in the museums were made by BIPOC artists.  When you compare that statistic to other races and ethnicities, Black artists have the lowest representation in […]

  When Jeff Guerrero saw Twist Out Cancer Founder and CEO Jenna Benn Shersher speak at an event in Chicago, he immediately requested to connect.  “It was one of those moments where you get entranced by that person’s words,” he said. During the event, Jenna shared how she founded Twist Out Cancer with the mission

When Abby Casmer was admitted to the hospital for two weeks all she could think of was her dog, Maybell.  Abby was in the middle of Maybell’s obedience training and had come a long way with her Aussiedoodle when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in late 2022. As Abby worked her way through treatment,

  When Dr. Antje Petershagen was growing up, she discovered a love for art. Her parents, however, were not supportive of her passion as a profession.  “My parents were very direct in this and they told me ‘You’re not talented enough,’ she said.  Dr. Antje still pursued art. So much so that her parents obliged

When Katie Gray was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was 30 years old and the first person in her family to receive a cancer diagnosis. While she had support, she didn’t have anyone in her inner circle who truly understood what she was going through. So, she turned to Google. Through an online search, she

  Twist Out Cancer is excited to announce our new initiative with Blueprint Medicines Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company studying oncology, hematology, and rare diseases. This project provides a new opportunity to further enhance Twist Out Cancer’s mission to share, connect, and heal. Together, Twist Out Cancer and Blueprint Medicines have developed Colors of SM: Expressions