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Brad Pitt Calls Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy Op-Ed 'Empowering'
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - Brad Pitt is bursting with pride over his partner Angelina Jolie's decision to go public about her double mastectomy. USA Today in an exclusive interview. "But it was really important to her to share the story and that others would...Tags: Breast Cancer, Brad Pitt, USA Today, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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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, Ovarian Cancer, Mother's Day, Brad Pitt, U.S. Supreme Court
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Actress Angelina Jolie's mastectomy leads to local calls asking advice
The BladeAfter actress Angelina Jolie disclosed that she had a preventive double mastectomy upon learning she carries a hereditary gene that raises the risk for breast cancer, ProMedica's Kelly Morse was busy with requests to learn more about the tests to detect...Tags: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, MRI (imaging), Medical Procedures and Tests, National Institutes of Health
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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, Health Treatments, Biotechnology, Oncology, Surgery
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Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy Disclosure: What is the BRCA1 Mutation?
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - Angelina Jolie disclosed that she underwent an elective double mastectomy in Tuesday's New York Times. Jolie explained that she is a carrier of what she calls a "faulty" BRCA1 gene, which puts her at increased risk for breast...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy Disclosure Greeted With Flood of Support
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - A wave of supportive reaction greeted the surprising confession by Angelina Jolie on Monday night that she had had a double mastectomy earlier this year to lower her chances of cancer. e New York Times, Jolie wrote: "My doctors...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Celebrity Surgery, Medical Procedures and Tests, The New York Times
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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, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie
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Getting a double mastectomy is an excruciating decision for women
Detroit Free PressFor women with a genetic vulnerability to cancer, the option of a double mastectomy to improve their odds is an excruciating one that goes far beyond vanity and the uncertainty of surgery. "For some women who have done a lot of reading or have a...Tags: Biology, Genetics, Detroit Free Press, Medical Specialization, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy
VarietyIn a new op-ed piece for The New York Times, actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she recently underwent a double mastectomy in order to prevent what she describes as an 87% risk of breast cancer."I am writing about it now because I hope that other...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mindy Kaling, Adam Shankman, Brad Pitt, Celebrities
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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: Breast Cancer, Kung Fu Panda (movie), David Krumholtz, Medical Procedures and Tests, Angelina Jolie
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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: Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Mother's Day, Brad Pitt, U.S. Supreme Court
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Angelina Jolie describes dealing with the cancer time bomb
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Angelina Jolie said the decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer "wasn't easy." In an op-ed in the New York Times under the headline “My Medical Choice,” the Oscar-winning actress said she...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Brad Pitt, Medical Procedures and Tests, Celebrities
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