Think Pink!
Each Wednesday throughout October The Paducah Sun will publish a special “pink” section dedicated to educating and engaging our readers about breast cancer and breast cancer prevention.
A portion of the money raised through Think Pink will go to the local office of the American Cancer Society and be used in the region for breast cancer programs.
Corianne Egan | The Sun
While breast cancer and its therapy does limit mobility, light workouts and getting out of the house can really help to get rid of unwanted stress.
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When Carol Robertson was first diagnosed with breast cancer, her mind raced with a ton of questions and worries. “The first thing that crosses your mind is survival, obviously,” Robertson said. ...
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Telling family about a cancer diagnosis can be stressful and hard, but online modules from the American Cancer Society and support groups in the area can help families to work through their issues.
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The day that Victoria Seng was diagnosed with breast cancer, she walked to her car and sat in the parking lot in silence. Seng is a registered nurse, and teaches classes at University of Tennessee ...
Friends Linda Haney (left) and Carolyn Stewart are both breast cancer survivors.
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Some things are just meant to be. When Linda Haney hired on at Lourdes hospital in 2002, she immediately struck up a friendship with coworker Carolyn Stewart. “Where she leaves off, I pick up...
Dr. Lisa Chaney Lasher examines the results of a patient’s mammogram at her office at the Lourdes Women’s Center inside Lourdes hospital in Paducah.
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Though not tangible, emotional scars from breast cancer can be just as tolling, if not more, than the physical ones. Dr. Lisa Chaney Lasher, director of women’s services at Lourdes hospital, sai...
Dr. Daniel Howard, a Lourdes hospital surgeon, talks with patient Amy Cope in his office on Sept. 15.
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Finding a lump in her breast can be a scary ordeal for a woman. But first things first: Don’t panic. Most lumps are not cancerous, according to infromation from Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Lump...
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James Wright, director of Pastoral Care Services at Western Baptist Hospital.
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There is no shortage of help out there for families sorting through their feelings when cancer comes into their lives. Whether a person is in denial, hurt, grieving or just plain mad, there is a su...
JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun
A portion of the Beads of Courage string for Dawn Ramage is shown on a pink cloth. Ramage accumulated the beads during her bout with breast cancer.
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Dawn Ramage tells her story of breast cancer survival every day, even if she doesn’t say a word. Ramage, a mammography technician at Lourdes hospital, wears her journey in the form of a necklace...
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Kathe Aydlotte, center, stands with her granddaughter Lexie Scott and her grandson Mason Weir at Ballard County's 2011 Relay for Life. Aydlotte says she walks in hopes that her family will "will never have to hear the word cancer."
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The American Cancer Society, along with physicians and health departments everywhere, advocate at-home breast exams. Kathe Aydlotte heard that advice daily at the Ballard County Health Department w...
JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun
Ruthie Barker shows the portion of her right arm where she felt pain while performing a routine stretch on a stretching circuit apparatus in 2008 at Curves in Benton. A visit to her doctor, two weeks later, revealed the pain was associated with a cancerous lump in her right breast.
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Ruthie Barker just knew. Barker, 61, of Benton works as a part-time fitness coach at Curves. In 2008, she began noticing pain in her right arm while stretching after workouts. In early August, B...
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Though both digital images, the mammogram on the left uses the latest technology creating a clearer image. With better technology, doctors can better find cancer in its earliest stages to give a patient the best chance of survival.
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Better technology allows doctors to find and treat cancer earlier than ever before. Screening is tests and exams used to find a disease, like cancer, in people who do not have any symptoms. The ...
JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun
Barb Randall, director of surgery at Marshall County Hospital in Benton (left), visits with Marlene Schroader, an LPN in that department. Randall is a two-time cancer survivor, having beaten breast cancer 20 years ago.
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Even before facing the disease herself, Barb Randall was no stranger to breast cancer. Randall, of Gilbertsville, had two close family members, her mother and maternal aunt die of breast cancer....
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Even the best-intentioned person can become speechless or tongue-tied when reacting to a loved one’s breast cancer diagnosis. What should you say? And what should you not say? Peer counselors have...
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