Tara Ernske is an avid proponent of keeping up with routine breast exams. “I want all women, especially younger women, to do their monthly breast self-exams and to be sure to see a physician once a year for a breast exam.” Tara knows first-hand the importance of these exams. During her own annual checkup at … More Tara Ernske |Komen Columbus Race Co-Honorary Race Chair
Clorissa Ashley knows first-hand the importance of conducting breast self-exams and knowing your normal. Like many adolescent girls, she was inundated with charts and diagrams and instructed to do self-exams regularly, and today she is grateful that she made following those charts a routine. At 25 years old, Clorissa left a marketing position in Kentucky to … More Clorissa Ashley | Komen Columbus Race Co-Honorary Chair
Dear Cancer, I wonder what motivates you… to invade, destroy, and kill. It is a question I ask myself every time I hear that someone I know and love has been diagnosed with cancer. I wish you could answer that for me. But I know you won’t. So let me simply ask this: Cancer: could … More Dear Cancer | Angela An
Dear Cancer, I have a bone to pick with you. You came into my life after I had just finished 10 years of training to become a breast surgeon. I was waiting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but instead felt like I got hit by a train. To be honest, … More Dear Cancer | Dr. Deepa Halaharvi
Dear Cancer, We have been together for over a year now. You have changed my life in ways I never knew possible. Since you came into my life, you have brought me to the highest peak of faith and the lowest valley of despair. You have restored my faith in humanity, and you have taken my relationship … More Dear Cancer | Amber’s Letter
In a previous Survivor Newsletter* we offered survivors the opportunity to ask questions regarding exercise during and post treatment and surgery. We’re fortunate to have Amanda Putnam from Mount Carmel Cardiac Rehabilitation answer some of the questions submitted. *Sign up for our survivor-only newsletter here. Q1: Where should I focus my time, cardio or weight lifting? … More Ask the Exercise Physiologist: Amanda Putnam
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