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
Five years after a radical mastectomy, Jill Hester, who works at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, has not seen any sign of her cancer reoccurring.
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Jill Hester knew breast cancer. Her mother passed away from the disease in 1990, so the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce employee had been religious about self examinations and getting yearly mammo...
Sara Lewis
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The Heredity Cancer Clinic at the Vanderbilt Breast Center in Nashville, Tenn., opens its doors to anyone wanting to learn more about what potential breast cancer risks they may be facing. A one...
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Linda Haney has a personal reason for supporting the American Cancer Society’s latest prevention study. A routine mammogram showed a large mass in Haney’s right breast, and she received an ultra...
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It didn’t take any convincing to get the crews at National Maintenance & Repair of Kentucky to don pink hard hats this October. The company began their awareness campaign by encouraging their cr...
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Baptist Imaging Center's cookbook, "A Heaping Helping of Hope," features 200 recipes from the center's staff to go as a free gift for all women who receive a mammogram during October.
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Throughout breast cancer awareness month, Baptist Imaging Center has provided women with unique gifts as they receive their mammograms. Imaging center employees compiled their favorite recipes t...
ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Tattoo artist Nick Davis checks out his new breast cancer ribbon tattoo in the mirror on Wednesday at My Reality Tattoos in Murray. Davis got the tattoo to honor his great grandmother and grandmother, both of whom were diagnosed with breast cancer.
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When October ends, pink ribbons tend to disappear. But a tattoo shop in Murray offers its customers a more permanent way to show their support for breast cancer awareness. My Reality Tattoos, 70...
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Often times family members are some of the first people to hear of a loved one’s breast cancer diagnosis, leaving those closest to patients awestruck and at a lack of meaningful words. And while...
Contributed by the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Dr. Carlos L. Arteaga, director of the Vanderbilt Breast Cancer Program, spearheaded research testing breast cancer tumor tissue for gene mutations that are important for treatment decisions. Information from genetic tests are used to match patients to the best cancer therapies available.
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Testing for genetic mutations in breast cancer tumors sounds exotic. But Dr. Carlos L. Arteaga said he believes the tests will become part of the standard care for breast cancer patients within ...
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In an attempt to make sense of breast cancer, a wide range of explanations for the cause of the disease — including such common practices as wearing antiperspirant and underwire bras — have been pr...
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Brenda Peck of Murray is a ten-year breast cancer survivor and licensed cosmetologist who volunteers as an area trainer for the Look Good, Feel Better program. The American Cancer Society program helps patients cope with appearance-related side effects of breast cancer treatment and trains western Kentucky hairdressers to work with cancer patients.
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When Brenda Peck was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago, she unknowingly made a few mistakes. “The only thing pretty I had was my hands, so I was going to get some fingernails,” she said ...
LAUREL BLACK | The Sun
Entries in the "Rosy Future" class of the Floral Design division of "Pretty in Pink" were required to incorporate roses and the color pink. Other classes included "A Bit of Pink," for miniature designs; "Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!"; and "These Shoes are Walking for a Cure."
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For the Paducah Garden Club, pink is more than a color in a bouquet. The club hosted its first “Pretty in Pink” flower show to promote breast cancer awareness on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Lourdes h...
Contributed by Western Baptist Hospital
Shari Wallis (left), senior phlebotomist at Western Baptist Hospital, and Patty Harrison, registered nurse, film a scene during the hospital's 2012 Pink Glove Dance Video. Wallis is undergoing chemotherapy following her breast cancer diagnosis in May.
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There’s sheer determination in Shari Wallis that few would ever doubt. So even when Wallis learned of her breast cancer diagnosis in early May, there was no way she was going to let it keep her dow...
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