# Achieving surprise and play in unexpected places: clowns as artistic resources in oncology and palliative care

**Authors:** Susana Carnero-Sierra

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1774266 · Frontiers in Psychology · 2026-02-11

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- **Genes:** OXT (oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide) [NCBI Gene 5020] {aka OT, OT-NPI, OXT-NPI}
- **Diseases:** neurological damage (MESH:D020196), agitation (MESH:D011595), dementia (MESH:D003704), problems (MESH:D019973), pain (MESH:D010146), psychiatric (MESH:D001523), anxiety (MESH:D001007), autism (MESH:D001321), hair loss (MESH:D000505), fatigue (MESH:D005221)
- **Chemicals:** clown (-), cortisol (MESH:D006854)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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