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It is season three for the Breast Cancer 2 Bikini project which we have followed over the years here on 2 News. It is a free program for breast cancer survivors and the culmination of all their hard work is a fitness competition. Why it is more than a physical goal for the women in Health Watch.

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Barbara Owens was one of the original Breast Cancer 2 Bikini competitors we followed for six months on Channel 2 News. Her health recently took a turn for the worse - more than five years after she fought breast cancer. Barbara is now on hospice. There is an event this weekend to support her four children - who also lost their father.

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The Breast Cancer 2 Bikini project is back. It is a group of women – who have battled or continue to fight breast cancer – who are training to compete in a fitness competition. The inaugural year was so successful, organizers agreed to donate their time and expertise once again this year. One of the women involved inspires everyone around her. Meet Leslie McGarry in Health Watch.

After six months of hard work and even harder workouts, nearly two-dozen breast cancer survivors are in what's called peak week for the NPC Nevada State Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Competition. An impressive support team is getting them ready for center stage in tonight's Health Watch.

Once chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomies and, in some cases, reconstruction surgeries are over, many breast cancer survivors ask the question - what now? For a group of area women, the answer is to take back their bodies with fitness, fellowship and an itty-bitty bikini. Meet the Breast Cancer 2 Bikini ladies in Health Watch.

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A local gym has just doubled in size and to celebrate it is giving back. MRI Fitness is working with Casa de Vida to help young mothers get on their feet and provide them an opportunity to be the best and healthiest mothers they can be. Here is this week's Someone 2 Know.