The effort to fight breast cancer continues to get stronger. Prevention, early detection, advanced treatments – all of these factors are helping individuals defend themselves against a cancer that was once more devastating than it is today.

Earlier this week, the Kane County Chronicle published its annual breast cancer awareness edition. The edition included personal stories of women who have battled breast cancer, information about what to do after a breast cancer diagnosis, and photos from the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K in Aurora.

We shared the story of Britta McKenna, former director of Batavia MainStreet who has fought breast cancer and has since started the website Breast Cancer MyStory at www.breastcancermystory.org.