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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, Mastectomy, Oncology, Women's Health, Family
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Star's preventive surgery sparks breast cancer debate
Angelina Jolie's announcement Tuesday that a genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer led her to undergo a preventive double mastectomy has raised both awareness about the procedure and concerns among physicians and other experts. The actress...
Tags: Collagen Injections, Colleges and Universities, Dermatologists, The New York Times, Celebrities
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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: The New York Times, Breast Surgery, Reconstruction, Celebrity Surgery, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: People (magazine), Mastectomy, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer
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Genetic test determines breast cancer risk for men and women
For most women, the risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 12 percent. For women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, that risk multiplies to close to 87 percent. In choosing a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, Hollywood star Angelina...
Tags: Mammogram, Bon Secours, MRI (imaging), Prostate Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, The New York Times, Healthy Diet, Breast Reconstruction
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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: U.S. Supreme Court, Mount Airy, Medical Research, The New York Times, Women's Health
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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: The New York Times, Prostate Cancer, Biology, Genetics, Angelina Jolie
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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: Mastectomy, Prostate Cancer, Colon Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Symptoms, The New York Times, Judaism, Biotechnology Industry, Angelina Jolie
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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: Mastectomy, Diseases and Illnesses, Google Inc., Social Media, Breast Cancer
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Jolie's revelation has business, legal angles
The Philadelphia InquirerThe revelation this week by the film star Angelina Jolie of a double mastectomy to help avoid breast cancer had business and legal angles as well. Myriad Genetics, the Utah company at the center of a legal debate about the acceptability of gene...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, The New York Times, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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