In placing the operating table in a pool of water, I make reference to the Greenpeace study identifying chlorine as a possible factor in this disease. The warrior women in breast armour are Contemporary Art Nuns. They represent the courage of all those who have undergone cancer treatment. And finally, I've portrayed visualization as a two-headed serpent.
Survivors use similar creatures to chase the cancer through the fluids and tissues of their bodies.
Nancy Edell is a multimedia artist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.