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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, American Civil Liberties Union, Medical Specialization
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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: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Family
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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 Cancer, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mother's Day
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L.A. County settles with woman on removal of breasts
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week approved a settlement of more than $222,000 with a woman whose breasts were removed at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center even though she did not have breast cancer. Ana Jimenez-Salgado underwent...... -
Silicone implants -- they're still dangerous
EDWARD MELMED is a surgeon in Dallas.THE FRIDAY before Thanksgiving, all U.S. plastic surgeons received a congratulatory e-mail from the principal manufacturer of breast implants. "Let's toast this monumental occasion," reads the subject line. Silicone implants are coming back on the market...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Women's Health, Breast Augmentation, Symptoms, Surgery
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FDA approves saliva test for detecting AIDS virus
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Food and Drug Administration Friday approved the first AIDS test that uses saliva instead of blood to determine whether a person has been infected by the virus. But the agency warned that the saliva test is not as accurate as the current tests that...Tags: Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Medical Professionals
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Mother, daughter reflect on their experiences with cancer-causing gene mutation
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.For More Information Those interested in more information about the BRCA mutation can contact the San Juan Regional Medical Center's Cancer Navigator at 505-609-6259. Additional information about support and resources available to those diagnosed with...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Symptoms, Health Treatments, Abdominal Pain
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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 Cancer, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Genetics
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy helps understanding of difficult decision
St. Louis Post-DispatchPatients and experts say that actress Angelina Jolie's stunning announcement Tuesday that she had her breasts removed after learning she carried a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer will help others understand the issues behind...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Menopause, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Genetics
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Local doctors weigh in on Jolie's double mastectomy, her willingness to reveal surgery
The Times, Munster, Ind.Angelina Jolie's announcement Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her chance of developing breast cancer is drawing attention to a decision that everyday women have weighed. The actress penned an op-ed for the New York Times,...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Indiana University Northwest, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Erie County woman fights cancer while pregnant
Erie Times-News, Pa.Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012. A friend told Kaliszewski, 30, to see a doctor, even though the pain had subsided. The doctor sent the...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Surgery, Health Treatments, Medical Specialization
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