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.
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Georgia Nichols (front), a nine-year breast cancer survivor and Western Baptist Hospital employee, participates in the annual Pink Glove Dance video recorded at the hospital this month. Nichols hopes that by sharing her breast cancer story that she can help save others' lives.
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When Georgia Nichols learned nine years ago, at the age of 47, that a large knot in her breast was a fast-spreading form of cancer, her first thought was that she would not make it. “I felt like...
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Dr. Lisa Chaney Lasher, obstetrician/gynecologist at Lourdes hospital, talks with a patient in her office in October 2010. Lasher has battled two separate breast cancer diagnoses, something that she feels helps her to connect with patients going through similar experiences.
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Fighting breast cancer once is a life changing event in and of itself, but after battling a second diagnosis, Dr. Lisa Chaney Lasher’s resolve in promoting breast cancer awareness is stronger than ...
WILL PINKSTON | The Sun
Tiffany Stanger, exercise specialist at Murray-Calloway County Hospital Center for Health and Wellness, demonstrates a range of motion exercise with a thera-band inside the center's weight room Oct. 16. The light stretching helps to rehabilitate muscles tightened by scar tissue after breast cancer surgeries.
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MURRAY — When so much seems to spin out of a patient’s control after a breast cancer diagnosis, simple exercise during treatment provides both a physical and emotional boost, putting power back in ...
ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Mark Dycus plays a song for a crowd Wednesday afternoon at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital's Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon at the CFSB Center in Murray. Dycus' wife, Nancy Dycus, was diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring of 2007 and was asked to speak about his perspective of being a caregiver to her throughout those years. Approximately 100 people attended the luncheon, including breast cancer survivor Loretta Jobs and Dr. Adam Lyles who both spoke to the crowd as well.
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MURRAY — Minutes before sharing her battle with breast cancer, Murray native Loretta Jobs laughed as the realization of speaking to a room full of strangers sets in. “Never in my wildest dreams or ...
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Khadra Turley of Mayfield was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly 17 years ago, at the age of 45. She uses her experience to help current breast cancer patients in the Reach to Recovery program, which pairs survivors with current breast cancer patients.
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Treatment for breast cancer may have improved since Khadra Turley was diagnosed with the disease nearly 17 years ago, but one thing has remained the same. “When you go to that doctor’s office a...
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Jane Viterisi doesn’t like to waste time. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, she took the first available opportunity to receive treatment. “I wanted to get it over wi...
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Flashy ads promise “scientific breakthroughs” that can cure all cancer, and well-meaning friends recount stories of alternative treatments that have made tumors vanish. While some complementary ...
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Life-saving treatments can have life-altering effects on some breast cancer patients. One of the most common side effects of chemotherapy is peripheral neuropathy — numbness, tingling, and pain, us...
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Gabby Madding and Alexia Jaycox, Fulton High School seniors, review material they received from Parkway Regional Hospital as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The school has sponsored the senior girls' luncheon for the past 10 years.
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If experience is the best teacher, then the senior girls at Fulton High School received a vital education in life out of the classroom, as their teacher’s experience battling breast cancer inspired...
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For those without insurance, the cost of paying for breast cancer screening or treatment can seem insurmountable. But a state-funded program offers some relief to those in need. To keep women up...
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A long-time Marshall County High School educator and cheerleading coach hopes her experience detecting breast cancer early encourages young women to be persistent and understand choices. Debbie ...
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