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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: Breast Cancer, Elena Kagan, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Science
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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...
Tags: Social Issues, Breast Cancer, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Care Reform (2009), Plastic Surgeons
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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: Breast Cancer, Autism, Medical Specialization, Oncology, Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Setting Times stories to music: From Nirvana to Yo La Tengo
By Kari Howard The stories I read spark musical connections every day. It’s a bit more rare when the walk to work does. But one of my favorite moments this week came when I was strolling down Broadway past Grand Park in downtown LA, a section...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Sumo Wrestling, Religious Conflicts, Islam, Sports
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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: Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen (drug), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Religion and Belief, 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: Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Social Media, Ovarian 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: Brad Pitt, Breast Cancer, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Cancer Society, Pancreatic Cancer
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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: Breast Cancer, Oncology, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie's surgery bring words of caution from experts
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy because of a rare gene has generated great interest. But experts are urging caution regarding testing and prophylactic surgery. "This does not mean every woman needs a blood test to determine...
Tags: Brad Pitt, Breast Cancer, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Organizations, American Cancer Society
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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 Cancer, U.S. Supreme Court, Breast Reconstruction, Family
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Angelina Jolie and BRCA1: One woman's medical journey [Chat]
Angelina Jolie announced that she had a preventive double mastectomy because she had a gene that made likely she would get breast cancer. Writing in the New York Times, Jolie, 37, said: “My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Angelina Jolie
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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, Breast Cancer, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Celebrities, Angelina Jolie
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