June 6, 2011 | Centers & Programs

Survivors Twist Out Cancer

Song and dance lift spirits at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s 18th Annual Cancer Survivors' Celebration and Walk

By Erin White

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produced by Erin White

CHICAGO --- When Jenna Benn was recovering from chemotherapy treatments she was too weak to exercise, but she could muster up the energy to do "the Twist." The dance helped lift her spirits in the long days after cancer treatment. Watch as thousands of cancer survivors and their supporters twist along with Jenna at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s 18th Annual Cancer Survivors' Celebration and Walk.