The Chronic Survival Tour: Shedding Light on Lung Cancer features the world-renowned fantasy art of Tom Cross, his battle with lung cancer, education about lung cancer and as a benefit to raise money for advocacy groups such as the Lung Cancer Online Foundation. The nationwide traveling exhibit of original art, prints and books featuring fairies, wizards, elves and mermaids created by Cross, is a way to share his lung cancer survivorship and to shed light on the misinformation about lung cancer that dominates common perception for one of the deadliest cancers.

Diagnosed in 2003, Cross is not a smoker but feels the stigma associated with being a lung cancer patient when people hold the opinion that lung cancer is a self-inflicted disease -- a karma of bad habit. Cross hopes his art and his touring exhibit can change the minds of the community.

Cross states, "It is my hope that through my art, participation in lung cancer awareness organizations and activities, and events such as this, that some small difference may be made to bring hope and someday a cure to this and all cancer afflictions." Cross is an artist, author, ecologist and designer. His work is exquisite. You can purchase his art online at The Wondrous Worlds of Tom Cross.