Cancer News
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 Member Spotlight: swedish blog
Featuring barbara Travers
TSNW member Barbara Travers was recently profiled in the Swedish Cancer Team Blog! Barbara shared her journey from a cancer diagnosis to the top of Mount St. Helens.
When Barbara Travers, 66, climbed Mount St. Helens in August, she knew from the very start that she’d make it to the top.
Sure, she’d never climbed a mountain before, but she’d trained hard and knew what to expect.
Barbara, her fellow hikers and a guide made it through the forest and up the 2.5 miles of boulders together. Then, when they hit the last mile of vertical gravel and sand, one of the hikers started struggling with the steep terrain. “Our guide told me to keep going,” recalls Barbara. “She said, ‘I can see you. Keep going.’ So, I did.”
When she was halfway up the last mile, Barbara burst into tears: “I was all alone. It was so difficult hiking up what felt like a giant sandhill. As I looked up at the summit and saw the rest of my team cheering me on, I lost it. I knew at that moment I was going to make it. When I did, it felt like I was on top of the world. It was a monumental achievement. But so is beating cancer.”
To read the article in its entirety, click on the button below.
How to get the best walking workout — whether you have 5 minutes or 40
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise. It requires no equipment, can be done anywhere and has a plethora of benefits for our physical and mental health. Research even shows that walking more as a society could reduce rates of chronic disease.
Because it is an activity we all do every day, walking is often overlooked as a serious form of exercise. Even just a short walk each day is linked to health benefits and there are so many ways to supercharge your walk and make it an even more efficient, calorie-burning workout.
Many people think that walking for exercise isn’t worth it unless you can set aside a substantial amount of time, but that’s not true! Whether you have five minutes, 20 minutes, or over 40 minutes, you can shift your focus to get the best possible workout in whatever time you have to hit the pavement.
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.'”
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:
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:
‘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.'”
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.
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.
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.