It may seem warlike, but fencing is very suitable for women in remission from breast cancer. “This sport is less known among practitioners, who more often direct patients towards rowing or swimming. However, fencing also has a whole host of benefits, and adapts well to this type of repair: ablation or restructuring, removal of lymph nodes, etc.“, assures Bruno Alberro, president of the Orange Fencing Circle, the only club in the department involved, at the national level, in Solution Riposte.
Here, three teachers, including the president, have been trained by surgeons, psychologists and physiotherapists.
Open for a year, the section welcomes women with cancer free of charge. For the moment, only three “responders” are participating in the sessions, the time slots of which often vary. “We are the only club between Valence and Aix to offer such a course“, specifies the fencing master.
As a reminder, the Orange fencing circle, created in 1953, with 80 members and labeled “inclusive sport”, is one of the oldest associations in the city of princes. His motto? “Defeat prejudices!“
