Call for the Queen of Love Dance! Don't be afraid to fight breast cancer

Breast cancer is an invisible killer that affects women's health. In Taiwan, an average of 29 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day. Doctors point out that early detection and treatment can effectively reduce the risk of death from breast cancer. In addition to regular treatment, a balanced diet and regular exercise, including 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week, can help muscles and flexibility, and can effectively fight breast cancer.

Sisters are getting moving, cancer patients are putting on high school uniforms and revisiting "Our Girlhood". (Photo/Reporter Zhang Shijie)

Dr. Lai Jiming, Executive Director of the Taiwan Cancer Foundation and Director of the Department of Hematology and Oncology at Taipei Wan Fang Hospital, pointed out that breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the country, with more than 10,000 confirmed cases in recent years. It is the cancer with the largest increase in incidence, and the mortality rate ranks fourth, with 1,912 deaths. On average, about five women die from breast cancer every day.

Fight against breast cancer early detection and treatment

In fact, breast cancer can be detected and treated early. According to the five-year stage-specific survival rates for newly diagnosed breast cancer from 2008 to 2012, the survival rate for stage 0 breast cancer is as high as 97%; stage 1 is 95.7%; stage 2 is 89.1%; stage 3 is 72.3%; and stage 4 is 25.7%. Therefore, if you have breast cancer, as long as you choose the right treatment method and face it positively, you will have the opportunity to return to normal life.

According to data from the American Cancer Institute (AICR), regular activity can improve physical and mental health. In addition to those who are currently undergoing treatment or have just completed treatment, they should first ask their doctors for relevant precautions. Cancer survivors should resume their original activity level and try to achieve 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week, strengthen muscle training and flexibility exercises, and thus improve the recovery rate of body functions to fight the disease and repair the damage caused by treatment.

Dr. Lai Jiming, Executive Director of the Taiwan Cancer Foundation, emphasized that the Taiwan Cancer Foundation holds the "Pink Movement. Care HER2 ~ 2015 Ai Bo Dance Queen Call" event every year to help breast cancer patients recover their physical and mental state through stage performances and interaction with the audience, and to have the courage to show the strength, beauty and self-confidence of their bodies.

In order to arouse the public's attention to breast cancer prevention and treatment, and to call for people to no longer be afraid of cancer, 5 sisters who have breast cancer were invited to wear high school uniforms and relive the movie "Our Girlhood". They also led 190 breast cancer patients and their families to dance to the youth music with the song "Our Youth", the interlude of the movie "Our Girlhood".

150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week is the secret weapon against breast cancer.

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Apple, who has stage 4 breast cancer (bone metastasis) and has been fighting cancer for 11 years, said that this was her first time participating in the IWB Dance Queen event and the first time she wanted to use dance to show her anti-cancer beliefs. She wanted to join all breast cancer patients in calling out with "Sincerity" that "I am not afraid of breast cancer; actively treat it and there is hope."

In addition, the Taiwan Cancer Foundation also calls on all women to check their breast health not only through breast self-examination. It recommends that women aged 45 to 69 and those aged 40 to 44 with a family history of breast cancer (grandmother, mother, daughter, sister, etc.) should undergo a breast X-ray at least once every two years to monitor their health.