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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Celebrity Surgery, Radio, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Oncology
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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Medicare, Genetics, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: Jolie's choice
Re "Why Jolie's surgery? It's for the kids," Column One, May 15 My story is similar to Angelina Jolie's, though there are some differences. Ten years ago, at the age of 43, I had a prophylactic double mastectomy because I was the single mother of two...
Tags: Autism, Medical Specialization, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Setting Times stories to music: From Nirvana to Yo La Tengo
By Kari Howard The stories I read spark musical connections every day. It’s a bit more rare when the walk to work does. But one of my favorite moments this week came when I was strolling down Broadway past Grand Park in downtown LA, a section...
Tags: Wrestling, Nintendo Company Ltd., Jihad, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Religious Conflicts
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My wife faced Angelina Jolie's dilemma 11 years ago
The revelation that actress Angelina Jolie had her breasts removed because of gene testing results may have seemed shocking and extreme to many of you. My family knew better. We've been there. My wife, a breast cancer survivor who underwent a...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dwayne Johnson, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemotherapy, Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: A closer look at DNA, breast cancer risk
By opting for surgery to remove her breasts while they were still healthy, Angelina Jolie joined a growing number of women who have used genetic testing to take control of their health. Here are answers to some common questions about how DNA...
Tags: Chemical Industry, American Cancer Society, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, St. John's Health Center, Ovarian Cancer
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Heart Disease
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Angelina Jolie will have ovaries removed next
After undergoing a cancer-preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction, Angelina Jolie will follow up with surgery to remove her ovaries, according to a report in People magazine. Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died of ovarian cancer...Tags: USA Today, Diseases and Illnesses, Social Media, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Oncology, Genetics, Insurance
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Angelina Jolie will also get ovaries removed
Actress Angelina Jolie, who got a double mastectomy to lower her chances of breast cancer, will also have her ovaries removed, according to People magazine. Jolie said in a New York Times editorial Tuesday that she had her breasts removed and...
Tags: The New York Times, Breast Cancer, People (magazine), Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer
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Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner Angelina to share her story about mastectomy
NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing." In an interview published...Tags: USA Today, Brad Pitt, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer
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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersBy Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology...Tags: Cancer, Xalkori (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Lymphoma
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