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TSNW is committed to keeping our members up to date on the latest cancer and fitness-related news. Check this page often for updated articles, community events and TSNW spotlights in local media.

tsnw spotlight: Seattle Times

Featuring the mount st. helens climbers

Our inspiring Mountain Climbers were recently profiled in a moving Seattle Times piece! It’s a must-read story, so don’t miss it. Here’s a preview:

“Halfway up the defeating ash field on Mount St. Helens in August, Barbara Travers saw 19 members of her group already at the mountain’s summit. Travers, now 66, was the second-to-last hiker and the second-oldest member of the group. Six hours into the climb, she was exhausted and feeling the altitude. She couldn’t hear her friends but knew they were cheering for her; that encouragement gave Travers the boost she needed to make it to the mountaintop. As Travers neared the summit, several members rushed to greet her, and she broke down, suddenly realizing the magnitude of the moment: She was at the top of a volcano. 

‘It was the most amazing feeling I’ve ever felt,” she said. “Almost as good as beating cancer.'”

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TSNW Spotlight: Seattle Times

Featuring jo Gartenberg

The Seattle Times recently featured our very own Jo Gartenberg in a series about PNW women in the outdoors! Here’s a preview:

“In December of 2017, I heard those dreaded words, ‘you have cancer.’ This was the start of a journey that led to a mastectomy, chemo, radiation, more surgeries and ongoing medication. It was such a scary time, and I wondered how I would get through. During chemo, I discovered Team Survivor — a nonprofit that provides free health and fitness programs to women with a cancer diagnosis. I attended the annual retreat and signed up to climb Mount Adams with the group, even though we had minimal climbing experience. I wasn’t sure how I, a mid-50 mother of three, was going to get through cancer, let alone climb a 12,000-foot mountain carrying a 45-pound pack and camp in the snow…‘”

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TSNW Spotlight: Seattle marathon

Featuring Nina Fogg

The Seattle Marathon featured TSNW as a Charity Partner for its November 2021 race. As part of the program, the Seattle Marathon included an article about TSNW and our own Nina Fogg in its eNewsletter. Here’s a preview:

“When Nina Fogg was in her 50s, she didn’t know what a triathlon was. It wasn’t until she had breast cancer and joined Team Survivor Northwest that she not only learned about triathlons but couldn’t get enough of them!
Since then, over the last 26 years, Nina has completed more than 80 triathlons, 8 marathons (including the Seattle Marathon 4 times) and countless other races. She’s been an active member of Team Survivor Northwest – a Seattle nonprofit that provides free health and fitness programs to women who have had a cancer diagnosis – since its conception more than 25 years ago.

‘I love staying in shape and having someone else be there to encourage me and push me through it,” Nina said. “You have all these teammates show up and inspire you. That’s the best part. The team spirit.'”

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Gene test spots breast cancer patients who can skip post-op chemo

Robert Preidt & Ernie Mundel, Health day news

“A genetic test can identify older breast cancer patients who can forgo chemotherapy after surgery, even if the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, a large international clinical trial shows.” To read the full article, click the button below.

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New Study Explores if a Vaccine Can Prevent Breast Cancer

alice park, time magazine

“Dr. G. Thomas Budd, staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, is leading a potentially ground-breaking study of a breast cancer vaccine that could help women produce antibodies and other immune cells that protect them from getting cancer. The vaccine is designed to target a particularly aggressive form of the disease, known as triple negative, that currently has very few treatment options. Triple negative cancer lacks the molecular flags—for estrogen, progesterone or HER2—that common breast cancer drugs target.” To read the full article, click the button below.

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300 Minutes a Week of Moderate Exercise May Help Ward Off Cancer

Eve Edelheit, The New York Times

“More than 46,000 cancer diagnoses in America each year, or about 3 percent of cases, could be prevented by meeting physical activity guidelines.” To read the full article, click the button below.

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