Audrey didn’t start her capstone project thinking she was going to end up with a book, or that it would somehow connect her work to real-world cancer screening and early detection efforts. She just knew she wanted to build something meaningful while exploring ideas for her high school capstone. Through that process, she was connected with the CAP Foundation.

While learning more about pathology and the Foundation’s mission, she kept thinking about how overwhelming medical science can feel from the outside. At the same time, she came across research from the NIH showing that coloring can actually help people focus better and remember what they’re learning. That combination sparked something simple but exciting: what if cancer pathology didn’t just live in textbooks… what if you could color it and actually understand it as you go?

That’s how Discover Cancer Through Color was born.

Audrey started by taking real pathology slides and turning them into clean, black-and-white illustrations using an iPad and transforming complex medical images into something you can literally sit down and color. But she didn’t want it to just look cool. She wanted it to be right. So she made sure every image stayed scientifically accurate while still feeling approachable and not intimidating.

For the description that went along with the image on every page, she dug into credible medical sources, made sure she actually understood what she was talking about, and then rewrote it in a way that feels clear and easy to follow.

And then something unexpected happened while she was working on it.

The more she learned about different cancers, the more she realized how many people still don’t have access to early screenings or timely care. That hit differently. Because suddenly, this wasn’t just about making a cool capstone project. It was about helping people understand something that can literally affect whether cancer is caught early or not.

That’s where the CAP Foundation’s work really stood out to her. Through programs like See, Test & Treat, the Foundation brings free cancer screenings and health education to underserved communities, helping catch things earlier and remove barriers that too often stand in the way of care.

For Audrey, realizing her project could live in the same space as that mission made everything feel bigger. Like what she was creating wasn’t just something to turn in for school. It was something that could actually help people understand early detection in a new way.

And importantly, proceeds from Discover Cancer Through Color also benefit See, Test & Treat, directly supporting those free screenings and helping expand access to early detection for patients who need it most.

And honestly, that’s what makes it different.

It’s not just a coloring book. It’s real pathology made approachable. It’s science you can slow down with. It’s a way to understand cancer without feeling lost in it.

By the time she finished her capstone, it had turned into a full book, and that project also led to a summer internship with the CAP Foundation where she’s continuing to grow her work in this space.

But the heart of it hasn’t changed.