[Danielle Cetinski | Central Western Daily]
"It's a wonderful support and it gets us all together…"
Pole dancing, Latin ballroom classes and dragon boating might be on the list of more exotic sporting activities, but for a cancer support group during the coming weeks, they will play an integral role in keeping them healthy.
The group, which affectionately calls itself 'the breasties', is made up of younger cancer patients undergoing treatment and meets for coffee regularly for support and to share things that are working for them.
Occasionally health professionals also attend to provide advice outside a formal consult environment.
But during the next two months, McGrath Foundation breast care nurse Sue Kuter has also organised a series of exercise classes in yoga and pilates, pole dancing, Latin dancing and dragon boating to boost their health.
She pointed to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, which found exercise reduced mortality rates in breast cancer survivors by half.
"During treatment, the women lose tone and they suffer from fatigue and they stop exercising because they don't have a lot of energy and moving can reduce the intensity of the aches and pains the medication can cause," she said.
"There's one lady with metastatic disease who can't wait to get into her spandex."
Mrs Kuter said women did not need to undertake high intensity training like marathon running and simple activity worked.
Support group members Meagan Johnsen, Michelle Vaughan and Cathy Clark said they enjoyed the regular catch-up.
"It makes you realise you're not the only person going through it," Ms Clark said.
"It's a wonderful support and it gets us all together – Sue does a great job," Ms Johnsen said.
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