The Central Coast Breast Cancer Compendium, compiled by Dr Mary Ling, Breast and General Surgeon, features stories written by Central Coast women about their personal experience with breast cancer. This is a wonderful resource for women about to start treatment, or are currently undergoing treatment, for breast cancer.

They say laughter is the best medicine, and we agree it certainly does help, but recent studies have proven that exercise really is the best medicine – especially in the fight against cancer.

If you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, are preparing to undergo, or have just completed treatment (including chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation therapy) there is something important you need to be prepared for.

1 in 8 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85. 150 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.