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Angelina Jolie among growing number of women choosing mastectomy before cancer
Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy rather than risk developing breast cancer hit close to home for Melissa DeSantis, a Bel Air mother of three children. As DeSantis read about Jolie's experience, she began to feel a sense of...
Tags: Franklin Square Medical Center, Women's Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death
Fear of cancer is a horrible thing. It stays with you all day long, and it wakes you up at night. I didn't want to live with that, especially when I knew I could do something about it. Like Angelina Jolie, I have a genetic mutation that increased my...
Tags: Brad Pitt, Breast Reconstruction, The New York Times, Pancreatic Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Technology may find ovarian cancer cells at an earlier stage
New technology for identifying early stage ovarian cancer in uterine and cervical cells could have the potential to one day stem this often deadly disease, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Cancer. Using equipment that can...Tags: Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Hysterectomy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses
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Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy due to cancer fears
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes her story will inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease. Jolie wrote in the New York Times...Tags: Brad Pitt, The New York Times, CNN (tv network), Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy Disclosure: What is the BRCA1 Mutation?
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - Angelina Jolie disclosed that she underwent an elective double mastectomy in Tuesday's New York Times. Jolie explained that she is a carrier of what she calls a "faulty" BRCA1 gene, which puts her at increased risk for breast...Tags: The New York Times, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy
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Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy Disclosure Greeted With Flood of Support
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - A wave of supportive reaction greeted the surprising confession by Angelina Jolie on Monday night that she had had a double mastectomy earlier this year to lower her chances of cancer. e New York Times, Jolie wrote: "My doctors...Tags: Kim Kardashian, The New York Times, Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer, Celebrity Surgery
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Celebrities voice support for Angelina Jolie after mastectomy
Only moments after Angelina Jolie's revealing op-ed was published late Monday, the actress' name was trending on Twitter. From celebrities to cancer survivors, tens of thousands voiced their support for Jolie's decision to undergo a preventive double...
Tags: Brad Pitt, Celebrities, David Krumholtz, Medical Procedures and Tests, Celebrity Surgery
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Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Groups representing pediatricians and geneticists issued new recommendations on Thursday to provide doctors with guidance about when to test a child's DNA for genetic conditions. The recommendations are the first collaboration...Tags: University of Chicago, Pediatrics, Medical Procedures and Tests, American Academy of Pediatrics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Angelina Jolie, the BRCA mutation and me
Late Monday night, friends and colleagues started sending me Angelina Jolie's op-ed about her decision to have a double mastectomy. Like Jolie, I have the mutation in my BRCA1 gene that pushed my lifetime risk of developing breast cancer to nearly 90%....
Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Brad Pitt, The New York Times, Breast Cancer, Mother's Day
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Angelina Jolie describes dealing with the cancer time bomb
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Angelina Jolie said the decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer "wasn't easy." In an op-ed in the New York Times under the headline “My Medical Choice,” the Oscar-winning actress said she...Tags: Brad Pitt, Celebrities, The New York Times, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Former Ch. 5 anchor Zoraida Sambolin reveals breast cancer, surgery plans
Tribune staff reporterFormer WMAQ-Ch.5 news anchor Zoraida Sambolin, who left Chicago in 2011 to host CNN’s “Early Start,” told a national viewing audience Tuesday morning that she has breast cancer and will undergo a double mastectomy. An emotional...Tags: Television Industry, The New York Times, CNN (tv network), Breast Cancer, NBC (tv network)
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Hysterectomy not tied to heart risk factors: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite evidence suggesting that women whose uterus has been removed may be more likely to experience heart troubles, a new study finds that the usual signs of heart disease risk are not more severe in middle-aged women after...Tags: Women's Health, Hysterectomy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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