Wellness Retreat for Women Diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Recovery is pleased to announce an Infinite Boundaries® retreat to be held March 8-11, 2010 at Sundara Inn and Spa in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. This retreat is designed for women who have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Please share this with women who might be interested.

 Additional information about this and other Infinite Boundaries retreats can be found at www.bcrecovery.org, by calling 888-821-1140 or by sending an email to info@bcrecovery.org.

SPACE IS LIMITED --- REGISTER SOON! FEE IS $300. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE.

Register by phone: 888-821-1140

Register online: www.bcrecovery.org

Questions? info@bcrecovery.org

Mayo High School- Coaches & Teams vs. Cancer Event

UPDATE: total donations collected during the game over $400! Totals still coming in on the Tee shirt sales, check back soon! We love the pink laces on the players! Thanks guys..

Mayo-JM game to raise money to fight cancer
1/20/2010 9:24:10 AM
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By Pat Ruff
The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

Rochester Mayo will be conducting a cancer fundraiser in association with the Minnesota Boys Basketball Association when it hosts Rochester John Marshall in a boys basketball game on Friday.
Donation will be accepted at the Mayo entrances and during halftime intermission of the game. T-shirts will be sold in advance at Mayo and JM, and at the door the day of the game.
The proceeds go to "Join The Journey," a local non-profit group dedicated to promoting breast-cancer awareness and supporting all newly diagnosed breast-cancer patients in the Rochester community

Mayo Clinic - Annual Mammography Screening Should Continue to Be Covered at Age 40, says Mayo Clinic

Lace Up Against Breast Cancer!
Half Marathon & 5k Run/Walk
Benefitting Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Research

Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 9:00 AM
Heintz Center, College View Road, Rochester, MN
(note correction of date & location from recent JTJ Newsletter announcement)

$25 pre-registration/$30 day of race registration
Race day registration and packet pickup starts at 7:30 AM

This fun event includes a Silent Auction and
awards to age group winners! For more information and to register: http://www.luabc.org.

An Excerpt from the Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2010

The Hidden Benefits of Exercise

Even Moderate Physical Activity Can Boost the Immune System and Protect Against Chronic Diseases

• By LAURA LANDRO

.... scientific studies are now suggesting that exercise-induced changes in the body's immune system may protect against some forms of cancer. For example, Harvard Medical School's consumer Web site (hms.harvard.edu/public/consumer) notes that more than 60 studies in recent years taken together suggest that women who exercise regularly can expect a 20% to 30% reduction in the chance of getting breast cancer compared with women who didn't exercise. While researchers are still studying the molecular changes caused by exercise and how they affect cancer, the studies suggest the outcome could be due to exercise's ability to lower estrogen levels.

One study of 3,000 women being treated for breast cancer, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that for those patients with hormone-responsive tumors, walking the equivalent of three to five hours per week at an average pace reduced the risk of dying from the disease by 50% compared with more sedentary women.

Researchers are also investigating whether exercise can influence aging in the body. In particular, they are looking at whether exercise lengthens telomeres, the strands of DNA at the tips of chromosomes. When telomeres get too short, cells no longer can divide and they become inactive, a process associated with aging, cancer and a higher risk of death.