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Lilly Oncology on Canvas

If you or someone you care for has heard the words, "You have cancer," then you know firsthand that a cancer diagnosis can change lives.

In 2004, Lilly Oncology created Lilly Oncology On Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey Art Competition and Exhibition to help people affected by cancer cope with the emotional side of the disease. Since then, more than 3,600 individuals diagnosed with any type of cancer — as well as their family members, friends, caregivers and healthcare professionals — have expressed, through art and narrative, the life-affirming changes that give their cancer journeys meaning. In turn, their journeys have inspired thousands more individuals through touring exhibitions of their art. However, their stories are but a few of the many waiting to be told by the nearly 12 million cancer survivors alive in the U.S. today — in addition to millions of others who love and care for them.

So, now, it’s your turn to tell your story. And you don’t have to be a professional artist or writer. It’s the sharing of the story that counts.

Lilly Oncology and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) invite those touched by cancer in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to submit their entries to the 2012 Lilly Oncology On Canvas Art Competition by June 29, 2012. NCCS is a nonprofit cancer organization that advocates for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer and provides tools that empower people to advocate for themselves. More information is available at www.canceradvocacy.org or 1-888-650-9127. Winners’ prizes will consist of donations made in their name to the cancer-related charities of their choice. Following the competition, much of the artwork will be incorporated into a traveling exhibition, touring cancer centers, hospitals and patient advocacy group events.

Registration Deadline: April 30, 2012

Submission Deadline: June 29, 2012

Register by: April 30, 2012

Submit by: June 29, 2012

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