The Creativity of Cancer

I actually remember watching a TV special on the Discovery Channell about how people with cancer can end becoming wealthy artists. Their creativity is sparked by the pressure that the tumors can cause on the nerves and the brain. This pressure leads to a destruction of the well ingrained tendencies that the person has gained over the years. Thereby sparking their creative side. I had an uncle that had cancer but he was treated. He couldn't paint a day in his life but while undergoing treatments and right before his diagnosis he decided he wanted to start to paint and draw. I thought that it would have been good therapy as did the doctors but they also said the tumors are causing pressure on creative things and maybe that helps to aleviate the pressure too. The thing with him was while he was painting or drawing he would have loud music and he was almost dead to the world. It was like a self induced trance like state that allowed him to paint and become artistic.