Health & Fitness
In Philadelphia, Breast Cancer Survivors Paddle Toward Wellness Together With Dragon Boat Racing
"It's an incredible community of people who have gone through a version of what I've been through," said cancer survivor Catherine Hagele.
June 17, 2025
On the banks of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, a group of breast cancer survivors assembles for practice.
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"My life is better for it. It's an incredible community of people who have gone through some version of what I've been through," said Catherine Hagele, a breast cancer survivor and member of the Hope Afloat dragon boat racing team.
After finding a lump in 2017 when she was 49, Hagele had surgery, chemo and radiation.
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