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ink is October’s new orange now that Breast Cancer Awareness Month is such a popular cause.

Now’s a good time to schedule a mammogram (if you haven’t done so) and to help raise awareness and funds for research. So, paint your pumpkins pink, run a pink mile, and flaunt your hot pink sunnies, hats and tees wherever you go.

Men, you too.

Optimism about this disease is on the rise. With better detection methods and new treatments, breast cancer is becoming easier to detect and treat or cure.

But as Dr. Kristi Funk, a breast cancer surgeon, a frequent co-host on The Doctors, and breast cancer expert on Good Morning America puts it: “The easiest cancer to cure is the one you never get.”

In the vein of finding the “easiest cancer to cure,” here are some lifestyle choices that can increase or decrease your chances of getting the disease.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) warns that drinking alcohol in excess is linked to an increase in breast and other cancers. They recommend that women who consume alcohol have no more than one drink a day; those who partake in two or three in a day are at a 20% higher risk compared to those who refrain altogether.

The ACS also recommends that people maintain a healthy weight through diet and exercise. Being overweight or obese after menopause presents an increased risk for breast cancer, as the excess fat tissue can raise estrogen and insulin levels, which have been linked to some cancers, including breast.

Evidence is growing that regular physical activity reduces your cancer risk, especially in post-menopausal women. Some studies indicate that just a couple of hours a week may be beneficial, but more seems to be better. The ACS recommends adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity a week.

Talk to your healthcare provider if you feel the need to use hormone therapy, birth control implants, IUDs, skin patches, or vaginal rings, which may also increase risk through the delivery of hormones.

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Published monthly by Lifestyles After 50 Volume 30, Issue 10

Publisher Ed Graves Ed.Graves@lifestylesafter50.com Editor Terri Bryce Reeves Terri.Reeves@lifestylesafter50.com

For more information, visit the American Cancer Society at cancer.org or read Dr. Funk’s book, Breasts: The Owner’s Manual: Every Woman’s Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes. You can check out Kathy Megyeri’s review of the book in this issue.

Breast cancer is the leading killer of women ages 20-59; the likelihood of it rises with age, with one in eight women having the disease in her lifetime. Men are also at risk, so they should report any unusual lumps in the chest, armpit or collarbone to their doctor immediately.

In this issue, we share stories of celebrities (male and female) who have battled breast cancer and continue the fight by raising awareness and funds for a cure.

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By RANDAL C. HILL for the 10-year-old Julie to Music, Julie found herself up against more “bankable” emerge as the most talented names such as Doris Day and Grace Kelly. This time, member of the troupe. though, she was granted her star turn as Maria, the After spending years on singing governess to the von Trapp family and the British radio, television and mountaintop-twirling, joyously exuberant nun-nostages, the songstress came to more. the States in 1954 to play the Her work calendar remained full until one fateful lead role in the Broadway show day in 1997. During surgery for a non-cancerous The Boy Friend. She admits it growth on her vocal cords, the procedure went wrong, wasn’t the most promising of and she lost her singing voice, which was reduced to all her performances. a fragile alto. The toll on the beloved superstar proved “The truth is, I was terrible to be emotional as well as physical; in 1999 she in the play – at least I thought underwent grief counseling.

I was,” she told the Liverpool Eventually, she learned a new way of singing and E c h o n e w s p a p e r. “ I w a s told Britain’s The Telegraph, “I have about five good playing a Southern girl from bass notes, and I can work my way around them pretty Tennessee, and I had no idea well…I also employ that Rex Harrison sing-speak what kind of an accent I was kind of voice. I narrate a lot. I tell tales.” supposed to be doing, or She also said, “When careers last as long as mine— anything like that.

And I was and it’s been a lot of years now—I’m very fortunate In September, Actress Julie Andrews received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 76th Venice Film very, very young. that I’m still around…All careers go up and down like Festival in Italy. The screen icon comes to Clearwater and Sarasota in November.

“But although I was very friendships, like marriages, like anything else. bad in the play, Cy Feuer (the “I think I’ve been very, very lucky.” t age 84, Dame Julie Andrews has seemingly done producer) came back[stage] afterwards, and the first it all: Over the decades, she’s earned an Academy thing he said to me, probably the only thing he could *** Award, five Golden Globes, three Grammys, two say to me, was ‘You’ve got perfect pitch.’

Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild “And I said ‘Yes, I do.’”

Onstage, the lady legend will be sharing her personal Lifetime Achievement Award.

When she won the role of Eliza Doolittle in the evolution, from her precocious childhood days to In September, she received a Lifetime Achievement musical My Fair Lady, she was billed as “Britain’s her current projects, one of which involves doing Award at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival youngest prima donna.” Unfortunately, when Warner voiceover work for a new Netflix series. Opening with in Italy.

Brothers turned the hit play into a movie, they sought a a video montage of her work, Andrews will be joined Soon the beloved icon will discuss her extraordinary “name” actress for the film and hired Audrey Hepburn on stage by her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, life and take questions from the audience during “An to play Eliza. who co-wrote her mother’s second autobiography and Evening of Conversation with Julie Andrews,” which But good luck—in the form of a surprise visitor— will facilitate questions from the audience. comes to Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall on Nov. 13 was waiting in the wings. and Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on While Andrews was emoting Photo Credit: Playbill “An Evening of Conversation Nov. 14. as Queen Guinevere in with Julie Andrews” Broadway’s Camelot, Walt *** Disney showed up to tell her Coming to Clearwater’s Ruth about a new project: Mary Eckerd Hall, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

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By Dr. Kristi Funk, Thomas Nelson (publisher) 416 pp.

‘Breasts: The Owner’s Manual: Every Woman’s Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes’

hen the doctor who performed actress Angelina Jolie’s widely publicized, double prophylactic mastectomy writes a book on women’s breasts, people take notice. And when singer and breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow writes a passionate foreword to that book, it garners even more attention.

Breasts: The Owner’s Manual is an empowering and allinclusive guide to breast health by Dr. Kristi Funk, a boardcertified breast cancer surgeon who graduated with distinction from Stanford in 1991 and received a medical degree from the University of California School of Medicine. She’s a frequent co-host on The Doctors and the breast cancer expert on Good Morning America. As co-founder of the Pink Lotus Breast Center, she has helped to transform the delivery of breast cancer healthcare in the U.S. Considered the definitive book on breasts, this volume contains ten chapters sectioned into four parts: Breast Health Basics, Reducing Breast Cancer Risk, Learning Your Risk Factors and Controlling What You Can, and Making Medical Choices and Living with Risk. In spite of the book’s depth and size, it is not overwhelming; readers can pick and choose the appropriate topic and use it as an in-home reference.

This national bestseller guides readers on ways to reduce their

breast cancer risk and recurrence risk by focusing on the latest research and prevention methods. It also explores uncontrollable risk factors for the disease and outlines medical choices for those recently diagnosed, living with, or navigating life after breast cancer. The book presents the latest treatments and details how well they work for all kinds of breast cancer.

This disease is the No.1 killer of women ages 20-59; the likelihood of it increases with age. Throughout a lifetime, one in eight women will get it, and most of them (87% percent) will not have a first-degree relative with breast cancer. This guide shows us how the choices we make every day are essential to our health.

Dr. Funk’s writing style is remarkable for its good humor and encouraging manner, speaking to us with memorable quips such as, “The easiest cancer to cure is the one you never get,” or, “Your goal is not to give cancer a happy home.”

What I found most helpful was the “Beat It Breast Cancer” checklist at the end of the book that addresses whole foods and plant-based diets, exercise, reduction or elimination of smoking and alcohol, stress management, and much more.

During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, consider this book another tool for helping you to become your healthiest self.

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Celebs Who Fought Breast Cancer

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One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. These six celebrities, among others, have fought the cancer battle and are now using their star status to raise awareness, advocate for early detection, and plea for better treatments and recovery options. Their endurance, courage, and forthrightness are inspirational. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we hope their messages motivate you to get your annual mammogram, pay attention to your body, and seek medical help when something seems amiss.

Rita Wilson Wilson, 62, is an actress, writer, singer, songwriter and producer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Mamma Mia! In 2015, at age 58, she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for invasive lobular carcinoma.

Now cancer free, she says she was blessed to have caught her disease early, to have had excellent doctors, and to have pursued a second opinion, thanks to the urging from a friend. “Early diagnosis is the key,” she told People magazine.

Among a variety of philanthropic efforts, she and husband Tom Hanks are co-chairs of the Women’s Cancer Research Fund which raises funds to combat women’s cancers.

Kathy Bates Bates, 71, an actress and director, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003 and breast cancer in 2012.

She underwent a double mastectomy which resulted in lymphedema in both arms. She became an advocate for funding of lymphedema and lymphatic diseases and was awarded the 2018 WebMD Health Heroes “Game Changer” Award for her activism.

She told People magazine that her aunt, mother and niece all had the disease. Ironically, she tested negative for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation that increases a woman’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

“A negative BRCA result is not a get out of jail free card,” she said.

Peter Criss Criss, the 73-year-old drummer and a founding member of the band Kiss, shed light on the fact that men (even heavy metal rockers) can get breast cancer when he announced in 2008 that he had the disease.

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Hoda Kotb Kotb, 55, the co-anchor on NBC’s Today, was diagnosed at age 43 after breast lumps were discovered during a routine exam. She had a mastectomy and reconstruction followed by five years of tamoxifen therapy.

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As she told NBC’s Today show, “I walked out of that mammogram with a clean bill of health, only to discover in my ultrasound that I had an aggressive form of breast cancer.”

Today, she is cancer free and travels the country speaking to health organizations and raising awareness about the disease.

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Robin Roberts Roberts, the 58-year-old anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, found a lump during a self-exam that was diagnosed as triple-negative breast cancer; she was 46 at the time.

“Because I was familiar with my body and the lumps, I knew this one felt different,” she tells women. “It was hard and in a different place on my breast. If I hadn’t been doing self-exams, I wouldn’t have known that.”

The TV host underwent a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation but faced another condition in 2012: myelodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the bone marrow thought to be the result of the radiation.

Roberts has received accolades for allowing her network to document and build an awareness campaign around her battle with this rare disease.

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This is no yawn-provoking American history lesson, but rather a fascinating study about the best way to usher in the Age of Electricity. It’s a stylized period piece melded with a fiery script and superb acting by a talented cast.

In 1882, the handsome, stylish Edison flips the switch on his power station on Pearl Street in Manhattan, for the first

time providing electricity to homes at a competitive price. It wowed the masses.

But the visionary, blinded by his celebrity and ambition, turns to fear tactics in an attempt to dissuade those who prefer Westinghouse’s alternating current (AC) over his direct current (DC) system.

The mutton-chopped Westinghouse, aided by science maverick Nikola Tesla (Nicolas Hoult), tries his best to stay grounded during the assaults. He’s just as determined as his rival to get his creation established, but he’s also willing to compromise.

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this film demonstrates that the concept happy ending after a few years of it being and the power of electricity were always a bit of a struggle for so many involved,” much bigger than a pair of men fighting he said. for first place in the history books.

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The retooled website allows beneficiaries to compare up to three Part D prescription plans side by side, including what the costs are for buying at a local pharmacy and through mail order. It also informs users if a generic form is available.

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These are just a few of the changes that are part of the Trump Administration’s eMedicare initiative, which is designed to meet the needs of tech-savvy beneficiaries who use smartphones, desktops and tablets.

The online tools don’t replace Medicare’s traditional customer service options— people will still have access to the Medicare handbook and be able to get phone help by calling 1-800-MEDICARE. “Our goal is to provide a seamless, transparent online experience,” CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in a statement.

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Before you start to select a plan, make a list of your doctors that you want to keep as well as your medications, making sure your policy covers them. Part D plans have a list of covered drugs called formularies. If your medicine is not on the plan’s formulary, you will either need to request an exemption, pay out-of-pocket, or file an appeal.

Consider your travel plans, too, and what would happen if you have a medical emergency when away from home.

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Most experts recommend not to rely on basic Medicare alone with no extra coverage. To do so could be a costly mistake—even one expensive hospital visit could put you in bankruptcy. Between deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and no out-of-pocket maximum, the basic Medicare program alone can present a substantial financial risk.

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Stingy Jack Carves Out His Legacy

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very Halloween, we see pumpkins aglow with light pouring through triangular eyes and jagged teeth. But did you ever wonder where the tradition came from?

The tale of the jack-o’-lantern is rooted in ancient Irish mythology, which tells the tale of a notorious drunk who lied, cheated and hoarded his money. The locals dubbed him Stingy Jack.

Lucifer had heard of Jack’s vile reputation and decided to seek him out.

When they met, the con artist invited the Devil out for a drink.

True to his name, Jack claimed he was broke when the drinking was done. The wily scoundrel then convinced Satan to turn himself into a coin so Jack could settle the tab. The bemused Devil complied, and Jack slipped the coin into his pocket— right next to a silver crucifix that kept Satan from transforming back into his original form. Jack then snuck out of the tavern without paying.

He eventually let Lucifer loose, but only after making him promise not to bother him for one year. And, oh yes, not to claim his soul when he died.

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Predictably, Jack wasted the next ten years drinking, causing problems and annoying people.

When he finally died and met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, the good saint turned him away, so Jack wandered down to the gates of Hell. But Satan, still smarting from Jack’s previous tricks, refused him admission into Hades. After all, the Devil smugly maintained, that had been part of their original bargain.

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The Irish began referring to his ghostly figure as “Jack of the lantern,” which eventually became “jack-o’-lantern.”

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rying to keep up with changes in legislation is probably the last thing I enjoy doing, but the twists and turns of one piece of potentially sweeping new legislation have caught my attention.

Three months ago, we discussed that the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a new retirement bill that would address several topics, most notably the timing of Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) and the rules around inherited IRAs. One of the provisions in the legislation is to increase the age when RMDs must begin from age 70½ to age 72. Given how easily the bill passed the House, many figured passage in the Senate was a done deal.

It appears that some Senators had other ideas, as reports suggested that as many as six Senators withheld support for the bill for various reasons. A competing version of retirement plan reform was introduced in the Senate, the Retirement Savings and Security Act (RESA). While the initial hopes among advocates of the bill were that the two bills could be reconciled, the holdout Senators prevented that.

RESA is a much broader law than the House bill, containing more than 50 provisions designed to promote more retirement savings. Of particular interest to seniors are changes to the RMD rules. Under RESA, RMDs would be delayed to age 75 and eliminated for retirement accounts up to $100,000.

Common to both bills (as one of the primary mechanisms for raising the revenue lost by delaying RMDs), is the elimination of the “stretch” IRA, which allows non-spouse beneficiaries to take RMDs over their entire lifetime.

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David Novak, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner™ at Novak & Powell Financial Services in Pinellas County.

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4119 Seeking HoneST genTLemAn. Former airline stewardess and model, 5’4”, 104 lbs., slender, white with Ph.D. in healthcare. Fulbright scholar, eats healthy and exercises.

Likes sports and animals. WW. Loves the Lord. Florida. men Seeking Women 5358 – Seeking LoVe & FRienDSHiP. 59 yo man, carpentar, able to build relationship, HWP, easy going, down to earth, long hair, likes to cook.

Come over, have dinner. Don’t drink or smoke, also don’t do drugs. Port Richey, West Pasco 5359 – Looking FoR W LADY. 62-76. I am 68, 5’11”, 200 lb. I am a good-looking man looking for a good woman. Love to snuggle, day travel, relaxing at home, like movies, speak English. Tampa 5360 – HoneST eASY-going mAn. SWm, nS, SD, LTR. I am 5’10”, 225, 77 yrs old. I like the simple life, going out to eat, exercising at the pool, crossword puzzles and reading.

5361 – mY QUeen, AnY Age. Young 50’s WM looking to play servant to my lady. Your commands must be granted. I can be the joker, knight or the bad cell prisoner. Your fantasy.

N. Tampa.

5362 – LoST mY PARTneR, LoneLY. CWm, tall retired veteran with varied interest. Laid back, easy going, likes movies, good food, travel, bingo, ISO CWF for LTR, NS/ND, over 50 for new adventures, companionship, love. St. Pete.

4955 - 70 Yo mAn LookS YoUngeR, hair on head, down to earth, doesn’t do drugs and drinks socially only.

Seeking slim, small breasted brunette for hot tubs and good times. Please no baggage, drama or drunks.

4947 - CARing, kinD, eASY going.

SWM, NS, ND, ISO SF for FF then LTR.

Told I’m good looking. Great SOH. Affectionate, flowers and cards guy.

Likes oldies, dancing, walks, lots more.

Clearwater.

4948 - Looking FoR mS. RigHT. Retired New York attorney. Former NYC Police Officer. Looking for loving relationship with kind and sincere selfcaring lady. 65-75. Widow preferred.

Clearwater.

4950 - Hi! SWm looking for female who needs a home. Must be somewhat slim, fun, loving, easy going. ND, NS, affectionate. I’m same. Want to share my life. I’m 5’7”, 150. Send photo & phone please. Thanx.

4941 - WAnT To go on A FALL CRUiSe? I am a white male. 5’11”, 196 lbs., non drinker, non smoker, no drugs, no police record, sense of humor, don’t hit ladies, don’t yell at kids, don’t kick dogs, told I’m good looking - care to join me? Write and tell me about yourself along with a photo. Clearwater.

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