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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: Oncology, Genetics, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Weston (Broward, Florida), Religion and Belief
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Angelina Jolie to Remove Ovaries in Next Cancer-Prevention Step
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - Following her first brave surgical choice, Angelina Jolie plans to have her ovaries removed next, according to a new report in People Magazine. "I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of...Tags: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, People (magazine), The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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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: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, People (magazine), The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement therapy, according to a new study. That year, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) found that...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Oncology, Heart Disease, Menopause, National Institutes of Health
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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, Mastectomy, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times
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Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed
Doctors who treated Angelina Jolie are giving details of the operations the actress had to remove both breasts and reconstruct them with implants. Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she had the surgery because she carries a gene that puts her at high risk...
Tags: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Corrections and clarifications for Thursday, May 16, 2013
•A story Wednesday about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy incorrectly stated that the procedure reduces the risk of ovarian cancer. •In a graphic about Medicaid expansion in Sunday's Nation & World section, the charts showing death rates...Tags: Mastectomy, Colon Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie's surgery not for everyone, experts warn
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a double mastectomy because of a rare gene, the American Cancer Society is warning that the radical surgery should not be taken lightly. Experts said that while the surgery is totally...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Doctors encouraged by breast cancer conversations
mmoloney@kspr.comActor and activist Angelina Jolie shared a secret with the world Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy. She opted for the surgery after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Celebrities, Prostate Cancer, Surgery, Mastectomy
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Angelina Jolie's breast surgery sparks cancer discussion
Angelina Jolie's news that she elected to have both breasts removed to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer has put a celebrity spotlight on a decision more women are facing. Advances in genetic testing and a better understanding of the BRCA...
Tags: Reconstruction, Celebrity Surgery, Breast Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy right for some women, doctors say
Los Angeles TimesAngelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventative double mastectomy to reduce breast cancer risk was a natural move given that she carried a dangerously faulty gene, cancer surgeons said, but it’s a decision that really befits only a...Tags: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie can afford to save her own life; many women can't
This post has been corrected, as noted below.I’d like to raise the teensiest red flag on Angelina Jolie’s laudable decision Tuesday to go public about her health struggles in order to help other women benefit from her experience. In an essay published Tuesday in the New York Times,...Tags: Oncology, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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