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Charity events keep spring social season hot
Chicago socialites had a difficult decision to make Saturday, with three celebrity-hosted galas taking place at the same time around the city. But for the see-and-be-seen crowd, this was likely a good problem to have. Those who attended the 26th...
Tags: Beverly Johnson, United Center, Brandon Marshall, Celebrities, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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With nightmare illness, bride finds her dream wedding
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasDearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony... When Jessica Azua, 19, met 24-year-old Tomas Carrasco two years ago, Jessica said they connected instantly. Carrasco, a Marine Corps veteran, had just...Tags: Colon Cancer, Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Media, Chemotherapy
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Newsmaker Q&A: Pat Halpin-Murphy
Pat Halpin-Murphy is president and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The coalition, founded in 1993, is a statewide nonprofit providing public awareness of breast cancer and encouraging increased public and private funding for research,...Tags: Research, University of Pennsylvania, Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
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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: Mammogram, Allentown, Chemotherapy, Celebrity Surgery, Medical Specialization
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Surgeon and patient: Jolie decision right
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.WVU Hospitals Interim Chief of Surgical Oncology Hannah Hazard said a double mastectomy is something doctors counsel patients to undergo if they have the same genetic trait that led actress Angelina Jolie to undergo the procedure. Hazard performs...Tags: Mammogram, Family, Vaccines, Breast Cancer, Oncology
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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: Medical Specialization, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Autism, Mastectomy
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Sisters increase awareness of hereditary breast cancer
Richmond Times-DispatchWhen tests showed that sisters Dina Reinhardt and Tracie Abrams both carried the breast cancer 1 gene mutation, significantly raising their risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers, both decided to have their breasts removed. Reinhardt, 36, married...Tags: Medical Specialization, Biology, Genetics, Angelina Jolie, Plastic Surgeons
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The Mount Airy News, N.C., Jessica Johnson column
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The human body contains an estimated 30,000 genes. We must pay over $3,000 to access some of the information in two of those genes, information that reveals our chance of dying of a terrible disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two genes that can contain a...Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Biology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mastectomy gives peace of mind
Albuquerque JournalA few days after Angelina Jolie announced she had undergone a double mastectomy to beat the odds of getting breast cancer, Albuquerque native Lisa Jey Davis shared her own version of a very similar story. And she has no regrets. Davis, 47, a 1983...Tags: Breast Reconstruction, The New York Times, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
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Genetic counselor discusses Jolie, cancer risks
The Macon TelegraphWith the revelation earlier this week that Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy in February because of her family history of breast and ovarian cancer, it raised the profile of genetic testing and having surgery as...Tags: Colon Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Gene mutation raises questions about preventive surgery
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.Angelina Jolie made headlines Tuesday when she revealed she had a double mastectomy to help decrease her risk of breast cancer. Figureheads across the United States applauded her decision. Dr. George Mulder, a general surgeon with Heartland Health, also...Tags: The New York Times, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Tamoxifen (drug), Angelina Jolie
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Breast removal not easy decision
The Leader-TelegramGeneral surgeons in Eau Claire have performed preventive double mastectomies -- the same surgery Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie underwent earlier this year after being diagnosed with a gene mutation that increased her risk of breast and ovarian...Tags: Testicular Cancer, Prostate Cancer, The New York Times, Hospitals and Clinics, Pancreatic Cancer
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