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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“If I can make (women) look beautiful and make them look right in their clothes, then that gives them the confidence to do anything in life,” Lucinda Rudd said. Rudd, a breast cancer survivor, u...
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Fear of disfigurement leaves many women dreading a potential mastectomy, but cancer care professionals have means for patients to cope with surgery. “There’s extra stigma associated with breast ...
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With changes in technology and surgical techniques every year, surgeons like Paducah-based Dr. Daniel Howard have more confidence when talking to their breast cancer patients. “Basically anybody...
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For women who have had double or single mastectomies, prostheses can be a more attractive solution to feeling feminine. Pam Ludwig, Think Pink Boutique owner and registered nurse, hopes to help ...
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Recovery from breast cancer surgery is little different than any other procedure and requires little aftercare compared to orthopedic procedures. Dr. Daniel Kenady, an oncological surgeon and pr...
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Tracy Skinner never missed a day of work through six and a half weeks of radiation treatment for breast cancer. She said there were days her skin was so inflamed that she couldn’t wear a normal bra...
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Paula Shell said she survived breast cancer in 1990 to help other women overcome the disease. Shell, 57, of Paducah said when she was diagnosed, she had two young children. She found her lump he...
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For those women who choose breast reconstruction as the right choice for them, it’s a long process to a new normal. Some women say their body and minds never feel the same after breast cancer. R...
Tonya Keeling, a registered nurse, holds up the scrapbook she made during her breast cancer treatment. Keeling called the book “Glow Worm” after the look of the device that helped doctors eradicate her cancer.
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Tonya Keeling’s spirit is manifest in her breast cancer scrapbook. The small, brightly-colored book is optimistic and candid. It’s titled after the device doctors used to help Keeling beat breast c...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service n American Cancer Society: cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer Breast cancer overview, detailed guide, treatment decision tool, news, research and prevention. Includ...
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Chemotherapy is one of the best weapons the medical community has against cancer. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most feared therapies. It’s aggressive in nature, attacking cells — both healt...
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