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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.

Self-awareness pays off
by Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.com
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Women often catch their cancer before anyone else Don’t let the simplest signs of your health sit unnoticed right under your nose every day. That’s the most direct goal of breast self-awa...
Genetic testing provides option in prevention efforts
by Danielle Ray dray@paducahsun.com
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are being female and getting older. The American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2009-10 estimates that 95 percent of all breas...
Reproductive decisions and age influence risk
by Alan Reed areed@paducahsun.com
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Reproductive decisions made by a woman can increase or decrease the odds of developing breast cancer. Women of reproductive age are the least likely to develop breast cancer. According to data p...
High school teams join breast cancer awareness efforts
by Staff report
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Using high school sports to increase awareness of cancer and raise funds to fight it has spread to western Kentucky in recent years, with more programs joining the campaign. An example involved ...
Making strides in the cancer fight
by Alan Reed areed@paducahsun.com
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Advances mean early detection, safer treatment and longer life Today’s treatment for breast cancer means women may find their cancer earlier, receive less discomforting treatment and surviv...
Understand the truths about breast cancer
by SHELLEY BYRNE sbyrne@paducahsun.com
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Dr. Daniel Howard hears the same old lines, but they’re still as wrong today as they were years ago. “People think if I don’t have breast cancer in my family, I’m safe,” said Howard, a Paducah s...
Reduce your risk for breast cancer
by Bill Bartleman bartleman@paducahsun.com
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Why me? That’s a frequently asked question when a doctor diagnoses someone with breast cancer. In most cases, the answer is heredity, age and medical history, risks beyond anyone’s control. Bu...
What is breast cancer?
by Danielle Ray dray@paducahsun.com
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Oncologist compares breast cancer to garden weed There are so many facets to diagnosing, treating and coping with breast cancer, it can make anyone’s head spin. But first things first — ...
Disease strikes 1 in 800 men
by SHELLEY BYRNE sbyrne@paducahsun.com
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Vance Ramage thought it was an old military injury. The knot in his chest, about the size of a fingertip, didn’t hurt, but Ramage, 70, of Eddyville decided to ask his doctor about it anyway. T...
Can you identify warning signs of breast cancer?
by Alan Reed areed@paducahsun.com
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Both men and women can get breast cancer, but women especially need to be alert to signs of the disease. The American Cancer Society estimates 209,060 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnose...
It’s all about the attitude
by Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.com
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Understanding breast cancer, and battling it, means understanding how much attitude matters, according to survivor Gayle Kaler. “I think attitude is so important with anything that we go through...
Researchers aim to improve cancer treatment
by Michael de los Reyes mdelosreyes@paducahsun.com
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Breast cancer researchers are trying to develop targeted therapies to benefit patients. “Some people don’t need chemotherapy,” said Dr. William Conkright of the Purchase Cancer Group in Paducah....
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