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Breast Cancer and Exercise Presentation, October 21

Posted by Laurie Fisher on October 14, 2013 at 12:06pm

Boulder – Athleta Boulder presents an informative talk on Breast Cancer and Exercise, at 6 p.m., Monday, October 21 at the store, 1133 Pearl Street. The focus of the talk by medical oncologist Dr. Robert Fisher and survivor and professional athlete Kim Rider will be on how you can reduce the risk of breast cancer and enhance survivorship through physical activity.

 

 

Robert Fisher MD, medical oncologist at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers and founder of non profit Pink Ribbon

Survivors Network will update guests on the latest research connecting the benefits of exercise to breast cancer prevention and survival.

 

Kim Rider a professional athlete and breast cancer survivor will also talk about the known environmental causes and how to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Both are available to answer questions after the presentation.

 

This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information call 303 443 1752.

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Boulder Surgeons Pay it Forward: Breast Cancer Survivor Returns the Favor in Kind

Posted by Emily O'Brien Jasiak on May 29, 2009 at 10:30am
Lynda Larsen is many things, a business owner of Bald Lady Coffee, a wife, a friend and a breast cancer survivor. Her primary battle with breast cancer began a few years ago when she was diagnosed. Her double mastectomy saved her life, yet there were some complications with radiation treatments that disfigured her initial breast reconstruction. Grateful for her life, she still struggled with the battle of feeling marked and scarred.Earlier this year, Boulder Plastic Surgery surgeons Dr. Hans Kuisle and Dr. Winfield Hartley were approached with Lynda’s plight and wanted to help. The surgeons waived the fees and went to work. They carefully removed the damaged implants and skillfully crafted new breasts for Lynda using an abdominal TRAM flap—helping improve circulation to Lynda’s damaged tissue and reconstructing both of her breasts with her own tissue from her abdomen.

“Healing the scars helps give survivors closure. Breast cancer survivors must go through various stages. If the stages are left incomplete, it is common to feel one’s bout with cancer isn’t quite over, “ said Dr. Hans Kuisle. “In Lynda’s case, we are so grateful to help give her that closure—to help her feel complete again and move on.”Lynda is thrilled with the results – physically and emotionally. “Happy is not even close to the right word… ecstatic maybe. It is the best experience without a doubt—I have a sense of touch back. I wake up and feel like it is me- not rubber and silicon. That makes all the difference in the world.”Lynda, who’s given to others her whole life, found it difficult to be the recipient of kindness and attention, “My most important thing in the whole journey from day one till now—you have to learn to receive. I was always a giver—my family, my husband, we have to thank the caregivers.”And this July, Lynda Larsen will do just that. She will walk alongside thousands of others in The American Cancer Society Relay For Life®. She’ll walk as a survivor as an inspiration of hope for many, and in thanks for so many who have reached out to her along the way.
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