Cancer Support

Brushes with Cancer Artist PC Elliott admits he does not have a personal experience with a terminal illness but he knows what it’s like to stare death in the face. In the summer of 2023, PC returned to Alaska after a 10-year absence from the fishery. Used to working on the Great Lakes, PC had […]

  Abby Lapins has been familiar with Twist Out Cancer for some time. Her father, Kenny, is not only responsible for the organization’s tagline, but he also serves on the board and has been a multi-year Brushes with Cancer Artist and Inspiration.  Abby attended Brushes with Cancer events to support her father’s role with Twist

Cancer was the Great Showstopper of 2022. It came out of left field for Brushes with Cancer Inspiration, Laura McCullough. Life as she knew it stopped. For Laura, the focus changed to this one area of life: Surviving a dangerous, life-altering illness. Everything paused. Her husband, Ryan, took over management of the kids and household

Blog images courtesy of Eileen O’Hair. Brushes with Cancer Artist Dr. Aliyah Sadaf often exists in two worlds as a physician and artist. As a creative person, though, she finds unique opportunities to merge the two. “I work at a teaching hospital, so I tell my students and trainees that medicine is a form of

Blog images courtesy of Eileen O’Hair. When Scott Aaron’s father, Howard, was diagnosed with B cell lymphoma, the family immediately knew where to turn.  Howard was already on Twist Out Cancer’s board and participated in bringing Brushes with Cancer to fruition in Philadelphia. Additionally, his wife, Andi, participated as a Brushes with Cancer Artist. Through

When Brushes with Cancer participants Kim Builta and Mali Schwartz were paired for the 2024 Midwest open program, they found what they needed in one another. Both touched by cancer, Kim connected with an artist who got it and Mali could open up with her own story. For Kim specifically, she needed someone who truly

  An opening night reception for Twist Out Cancer’s spring 2024 Brushes with Cancer program will be held on Saturday, April 6, at the Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Ill. The unique pieces of artwork that represent an Inspiration’s personal journey with cancer will be on display at the Writers Theatre and then at North Shore

When Jenna Koch learned about Twist Out Cancer, her mind immediately went to her dad, Danny, who passed away after a three-year cancer journey.  “When I saw Twist Out Cancer, I thought ‘This is so my dad,’” Jenna said. “He loved art. He was so creative and super open. … He was the best example

Forty percent of cancer patients use cannabis to help the treatment of symptoms. But many are going it alone without clinical guidance, which can be ineffective and even unsafe. That’s why Twist Out Cancer is partnering with EO Care—the first clinically guided cannabis health and wellness solution for employers, payers, and associations—to provide cannabis care

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper was eager to celebrate their 10-year partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, so they turned to a familiar source.  Leadership at MD Anderson at Cooper was already connected to Twist Out Cancer CEO and Founder Jenna Benn Shersher through her husband, David, a thoracic surgeon at Cooper