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Port Edgar Dragons

Mark Stephen goes for a paddle on the Union Canal with Scotland’s only cancer survivors' dragon boat group, the Port Edgar Dragons.

Mark Stephen takes a paddle on the Union Canal with Scotland’s only cancer survivors' dragon boat group, the Port Edgar Dragons. He also learns about the origins of the Pink Dragon movement in Canada, a dragon boat team formed by cancer survivors. The initiative was founded by Dr Don McKenzie, a professor of sports medicine and exercise physiologist, who sought to challenge the prevailing medical belief at the time that women treated for breast cancer should avoid rigorous upper-body exercise due to the risk of lymphedema—a chronic and debilitating side effect of treatment.

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28 minutes

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Monday 06:30

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  • Sun 2 Mar 2025 07:30
  • Monday 06:30

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