I heard about this and just found this story.

"According to a press release, research in breast cancer patients has shown that tai chi may help to increase strength, balance, flexibility, heart and lung function and feelings of well-being.."

The Douglas varsity softball team will host a Breast Cancer Awareness game Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on Eagle Field. Douglas will play Brindlee Mountain. The team plans to raffle off a pink breast cancer Snuggie and possibly other items.

I found this article and thought I would pass it along.

"A preventive mastectomy of a healthy breast does not increase survival rates in most women with cancer in the other breast, although the procedure might prolong survival in a specific subset of patients, according to a new study from researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Time reports. Although previous research has shown that double mastectomy lowers the risk of breast cancer recurrence, the ..."

"Men and women in need of reduced-cost mammograms have options available at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. The hospital was the recent recipient of a $2,500 gift from Tough Enough to Wear Pink, a Missoula non-profit focused on breast cancer awareness."

From WWW.RAVALLIREPUBLIC.COM

My mother said she heard this on the radio.

"WESTON D.C. Everest students raised twice as much money this year during a fundraiser to fight breast cancer than they did last year."

she wants to know what you think.

A newly identified cancer biomarker could define a new subtype of breast cancer as well as offer a potential way to treat it, say researchers.

At the recent conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Diego, California, scientists reported on their work investigating chemicals that increase the risk of breast cancer