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Breast Cancer: Fly Fishing |
24 Oct 2007 |
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 How flyfishing can help women with breast cancer
Not many people with breast cancer would think of picking up a fishing rod and heading off to their nearest lake and river. But that’s just what a group of women have started doing as a way of helping women who’ve had the disease. The scheme is called ‘Casting For Recovery’ and the idea is that fly fishing can help women with breast cancer – the physical action of casting is similar to the physiotherapy exercises prescribed post-surgery. And there are psychological benefits too – fishing is well known as a relaxing pursuit.
Louise Adamson met up with Sue Hunter, a member of the National Ladies’ Fly Fishing Team who's also the person responsible for introducing ‘Casting For Recovery’ to this country.Casting for Recovery
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