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Dragons of hope: Boat racing improves lives of breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer survivors who participated in dragon boat racing reported significantly improved physical and mental health and coped better with post-recovery trauma, according to a study conducted by Dr. Catherine Sabiston of McGill's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. The results of her research -- conducted in Vancouver while she was a PhD student at the University of British Columbia -- were published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology at the end of 2007.

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