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Preventive surgery may have saved Angelina Jolie's life
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer after the results of a genetic test showed she was at high risk for developing the disease. "She's...Tags: Mastectomy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, Breast Cancer
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Family, Vaccines
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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...
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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: Mastectomy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Angelina Jolie, Hospitals and Clinics, Pancreatic Cancer
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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: Healthy Diet, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, 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, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Civil Rights, 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: Healthcare Provider, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Tamoxifen (drug), Breast Cancer
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Stomach Cancer, Prostate Cancer
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AstraZeneca accelerates cancer drug testing
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has enrolled the first patient into a final-stage clinical trial of a new drug for a rare type of leukemia as the group's new CEO delivers on a promise to accelerate its oncology programs. Britain's second-biggest drugmaker...Tags: Trials, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Leukemia, Drugs and Medicines
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Local doctors say Jolie's decision is courageous
Reading Eagle, Pa.Most women considering a double mastectomy place too much emphasis on that relatively simple procedure when they should focus more on breast reconstructive surgery. "A mastectomy is a relatively simple, uncomplicated surgical procedure that usually...Tags: Berks County, Surgery, Healthcare Provider, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
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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: Stock Market, U.S. Supreme Court, Cigna Corporation, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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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: Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, Tamoxifen (drug), Breast Cancer
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