Posts tagged: Breast Cancer

Warning over new breast screening options

The Cancer Council is warning women to be wary of new commercial breast screening services.

Warning over new breast screening options

The Cancer Council is warning women to be wary of new commercial breast screening services.

Ellen Pollack: Breast Cancer Survivor

Name: Ellen Pollack Age: 46 Fitness and Pilates Instructor at THE GYM When I was 36 years old my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, I became vigilant about checking and re-checking my own body. Three years went by until at age 39, while in prime physical condition, I felt a strange lump on the right side of my breast. The lump would hurt before my menstrual cycle and go away almost completely afterwards. Although I was nervous initially, my doctors dismissed it as swellin

Pilates scholarship for breast cancer survivors

Queen Anne’s very own Young Pilates is offering six breast cancer survivors scholarships for a pilates program in honor of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month . “We had our five year anniversary this spring, so we’d been thinking about something to do for the community and give back,” owner Brooke Young said. “And October was breast cancer awareness month so it was perfect timing.” The 6-week program will emphasize exercises catered to survivors, and will be taught every

0-60 in 3 Days ….Well, Sort Of…

It all started last October. I started seeing stuff about the breast cancer three day walk and I casually mentioned to my friend Lindsay about how much I’ve always wanted to do it but couldn’t find anyone crazy enough to do it with. She was super excited and said that she to had always wanted to do it and then she just went and signed up and said well now you don’t have a choice we’re doing this!I was excited and nervous at the same time. I couldn’t believe it, we were actually going to do this.

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