Every October is known as “World Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” also widely referred to as “Pink October,” symbolized by the pink ribbon representing breast cancer prevention. This month not only encourages people to focus on breast cancer patients but also emphasizes the importance of prevention, early detection, and treatment to […]
Since 2008, we at the Art Saving Life Foundation have been dedicated to helping breast cancer patients recover through art therapy programs, promoting active and healthy lifestyles, and funding research and educational institutions. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also known as “Pink October”, and is known for the “Pink […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also known as “Pink October”, named after the Pink Ribbon, a symbol of breast cancer awareness activities. At the end of 2020, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released the latest global cancer data for 2020: 2.26 million new […]
Canadian Art Therapist Association (CATA) / Find an Art Therapist (paid) https://www.canadianarttherapy.org/art-therapist-directory Expression LaSalle/ Book Group or Individual Art Therapy Sessions (paid) https://www.expressionlasalletherapies.ca/our-therapies/art-therapy/ Montreal Art Therapy (paid) http://www.montrealarttherapy.com/ Toronto Art Therapy Clinic (free individual art therapy sessions run by students in training) https://tati.on.ca/tati-online-art-therapy/ AMI- Quebec Action on Mental Illness – […]
In Canada a Bachelor of Arts (art and psychology courses are recommended) is required before entering one of the Art Therapy programs. These programs include post-graduate diplomas, graduate diplomas, and Master’s degree programs. Please refer to the “Training” page on this website.
Art Therapy is effective for people of any age. An art therapist works with individuals, couples, families, or groups in settings such as counseling agencies, schools, treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities, hospitals, correctional institutes, and elder care locations.
Art Therapy combines the creative process and psychotherapy, facilitating self-exploration and understanding. Using imagery, color, and shape as part of this creative therapeutic process, thoughts and feelings may be expressed that would otherwise be difficult to articulate.
Clinical trials are studies that help evaluate a new treatment. Clinical trials attempt to answer scientific questions and to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. An institutional review board (IRB) carefully reviews the study before patients begin participation in the clinical trial. Also, some studies are reviewed […]
Speak with your physician about treatment options. Although there are four standard ways to treat breast cancer (surgery, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy and chemotherapy), several treatments may be combined. Your physician can recommend specific treatments depending on the type and location of the cancer, the stage at which it was […]
