PEORIA -- A traveling art gallery is helping cancer patients cope with the emotional toll of the disease.
"Lilly Oncology on Canvas" has hit Peoria and is spending a week at the Humana Guidance Center.
The artwork was created by cancer patients, survivors and those affected by the disease.
Humana Guidance Center Manager Linda Greenwell said doctors can treat the medical side of cancer, but this artwork can help heal the emotional pain. "Just reading the stories and the narratives that are with each of the pieces of artwork, you can see how it has helped people to kind of come to terms and realize they can beat this," Greenwell said.
More than 20 pieces of art are available to see until July 13.
For more information on the "Lilly Oncology on Canvas" project, visit their homepage www.lillyoncologyoncanvas.com or find them on Facebook.
Source: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id=258442
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