Whip Cancer was inspired by my sister-in-law, Kitty, who lost her short battle with cancer. Whip Cancer is a valuable tool for everyone who has or has had cancer to help heal themselves.Whip Cancer is a new phone application that provides people with visually enhanced guided imagery tools and power to instantly and accurately picture the cancer cells they want to expel from their bodies. They participate in their own healing by placing vivid images of their cancer cells onto elegant anatomical illustrations at the location of their cancer. “Imagery is frequently used to empower patients to be active in the healing process, thereby reducing stress and focusing the body's energies on targeting the disease” says Zack Spigelman, MD, internist, hematologist and medical oncologist, at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.The release of Whip Cancer for the iPhone and iPad coincides with findings by pharmaceutical researchers who are developing drugs that will use the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Immunotherapies are intended to activate the body’s immune system, allowing it to recognize cancer cells as the enemy and attack them. Researchers are still seeking to develop a method to jump-start the body's defenses without injuring normal cells.The application provides users with more than 100 cancer images from which to choose their cancer, and with tools to: • See and manipulate their cancer cells located at the body site of the cancer• Reduce stress when using the guided imagery narrative• Become more involved in his/her own healing Whip Cancer can be used while receiving chemotherapy, when waiting to be treated, at a random quiet moment in the day, or at daily scheduled times. See www.whipcancer.net for research supporting guided imagery and healing.