Breast Cancer Awareness

The Susan G. Komen foundation will be holding snowshoe fun runs this winter for their 4th annual “Romp To Stomp Out Breast Cancer”

All of the money raised will go towards breast cancer research and screening.

Additionally, Tubbs Snowshoes will be donating a percentage of the sales from their womens snowshoe models.

Also, “All participants who collect pre-event pledges will be eligible for tons of great outdoor gear from Tubbs and other series sponsors… One grand prize package (valued at over $1,000) will be given to the participant who raises the most in pre-event pledges.”

The events will be held in the following locations:

Jan. 21: Stratton, VT

Jan. 28: Salt Lake City, UT

Feb. 25: Mt. Hood, OR

Mar. 11: Frisco, CO

For more information, visit http://www.tubbsromptostomp.com/

I remember watching an “amazing animal” show where a womans dog kept biting her in the breast. She eventually went to the doctor and found out she had breast cancer.

I’ve always known that animals have a special sense.

Now, there may be scientific evidence to back it up.

The March 2006 issue of the journal Integrative Cancer Therapies will publish a study that confirms that dogs can detect early stages of cancer.

According to News-Medical.net, “The study showed that the dogs were able to detect breast and lung cancer with sensitivity and specificity between 88% and 97%, and it appears that this high accuracy persisted even after results were adjusted to take into account whether the lung cancer patients were currently smokers. The study also confirmed that the trained dogs were even able to detect the early stages of lung cancer along with early breast cancer. “

This is great news, however researchers said that more work is needed to expand the method.

Lottery tickets to benefit breast cancer research and awareness went on sale yesterday in Illinois.

This new game will provide $3 million per year to the cause. Players can win up to $20,000 on each ticket.

According to a press release;

“Net revenue from the sale of Ticket For The Cure tickets will be deposited into an interest bearing account in the State Treasury called the Ticket For The Cure Fund. The Illinois General Assembly will appropriate this money solely to the Illinois Department of Public Health who will award grants to public and private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding breast cancer research, education and services for breast cancer patients and their families. All grants funded by Ticket For The Cure revenue will be reviewed and approved by a special advisory board called the Ticket For the Cure Board. “

The game ends in 2011.

According to Reuters, 1/3 of women treated for breast cancer experience fatigue for the first five years after treatment.

Is that a surprise??

Doctors believe that there is a syndrome causing the fatigue and the likelihood increases if one is suffering from depression, heart problems or those treated with chemo and radiation.