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Cannes Film Review: 'Behind the Candelabra'
VarietyDuring his lifetime, Liberace sued (and won) when publications hinted at his homosexuality. In "Behind the Candelabra," former lover Scott Thorson gets the final word, serving as the basis of a film that gleefully thrusts itself into those aspects of...Tags: Celebrities, Richard LaGravenese, Milk (movie), Entertainment, Robin Williams
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El Paso cancer patient is glad Angelina Jolie raised awareness of double mastectomy
El Paso Times, TexasEl Pasoan Alice Chavez knows what it's like to be Angelina Jolie. At least when it comes to her health. Like, Jolie, Chavez has undergone a double mastectomy. She had cancer in her left breast, and a risk of cancer in the still-healthy one. "In...Tags: Celebrities, Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, General Practitioners, Ovarian Cancer
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Newsmaker Q&A: Pat Halpin-Murphy
Pat Halpin-Murphy is president and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The coalition, founded in 1993, is a statewide nonprofit providing public awareness of breast cancer and encouraging increased public and private funding for research,...Tags: Research, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, University of Pennsylvania, Ovarian Cancer
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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: Dwayne Johnson, Biology, Genetics, Science and Technology, Mount Airy
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Artificial ear has radio antenna in its cartilage
The Philadelphia InquirerIn recent years, biomedical engineers have started to learn how to grow replacement body parts from living cells. Now, Princeton University engineers have pushed the concept further, with a project that evokes the old Bionic Woman TV show. They...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals, Johns Hopkins University, Electronics, Plastic Surgeons
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Plantation doctor aims to help abused women in India
Little girls as young as 4 attacked, brutalized, even killed. A female college student gangraped on a moving bus. Women of all ages ravaged and disfigured by relatives and strangers alike. In India, women have increasingly become targets of unbridled...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, India, Plastic Surgeons, Cosmetic Procedures, General Practitioners
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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: St. Joseph Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Ovarian Cancer, Mastectomy, Health and Medical Professionals
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Actress Angelina Jolie praised for openly discussing preventive mastectomy
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNow that Angelina Jolie has gone public with her decision to have both breasts removed because of her high risk of breast cancer, can doctors expect a stampede of women into their offices demanding the same procedure? Yes and no. The number of...Tags: Celebrities, Yale University, Science and Technology, Ovarian Cancer, The New York Times
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With risk of breast cancer looming, Trenton, Ga., woman opts for mastectomy
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Doctors told her to take her time, to weigh the significance of her decision. Her body would never be the same. But for April Riddle, the time was now. There was no decision. Life was more important than looks. Riddle, of Trenton, Ga., had already...Tags: Mammogram, Celebrities, General Practitioners, Hysterectomy, Tamoxifen (drug)
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Local cancer survivors applaud Angelina Jolie's decision to have double mastectomy
York Daily Record, Pa.As news about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy spread Tuesday morning, Laura Horowitz was finishing her first post-surgery workout at the gym. Seven weeks ago, the 55-year-old Spring Garden Township woman had a bilateral mastectomy and...Tags: Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer, Hysterectomy, Oncology
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Ovarian Cancer, Tamoxifen (drug), The New York Times, Mastectomy
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Plastic surgery group cites Michele Obama in procedure's growth
The U.S. plastic surgery industry, which performed $11 billion worth of cosmetic procedures last year, issued a report Monday that highlights a growing trend: operations to get arms like first lady Michelle Obama's. The American Society of Plastic...
Tags: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Botox (drug), Rhinoplasty, Demi Moore, Facelift
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