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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy: Brad Pitt reacts
Angelina Jolie was "heroic" for undergoing a preventive double mastectomy, her fiance, Brad Pitt, said Tuesday after she wrote an op-ed piece revealing her decision and describing the mastectomy process, which began in February. "Having witnessed...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Social Media, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie, Google Inc.
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What is a BRCA mutation?
BRCA1 and BRCA2 stand for breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 and breast cancer susceptibility gene 2. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that are part of a class known as tumor suppressors, according to the National Cancer Institute. BRCA genes are found in males...Tags: Skin Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Colon Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Experts: Jolie's announcement emphasizes importance of knowing family's medical history
Daily American Staff WriterActress and director Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a gene that puts her at high risk for breast cancer. In an op-ed in the New York Times, Jolie said she...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Health and Medical Professionals, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Plastic Surgeons
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SUSAN'S STORY: WDBJ7 anchor talks about cancer diagnosis
ReporterYou may be used to seeing me behind the anchor desk on Saturday and Sunday mornings. But for last few months, a lot of my time has been spent at the Blue Ridge Cancer Care. I have ovarian cancer. I was diagnosed right before Christmas. My doctors...Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Endometriosis, Menstruation
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Can a company patent your DNA? Supreme Court hears BRCA gene case
Can a private company own rights to your DNA? The nine justices of the Supreme Court will consider that question Monday as lawyers for Myriad Genetics make their best case that the company should be able to keep its patent on two genes known to...
Tags: Judges, Genetics, Justice System, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Science
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: CVS Corp., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Herceptin (drug), High Blood Pressure, Government Health Care
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Supreme Court considers gene patents; scientists react
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case against Myriad Genetics, scientists who are skeptical of the idea of patenting genes said they were hopeful that the justices would overturn the Utah company's claims. "I was on pins and needles...
Tags: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Cardiologists, Science and Technology
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The second time around, 'Love Is All You Need'
Pierce Brosnan was self-assured and sexy as James Bond in four blockbusters. He warbled ABBA in the 2008 musical "Mamma Mia!" and played a former British prime minister in Roman Polanski's 2010 thriller "The Ghost Writer." But be vulnerable? Not so...
Tags: In a Better World (movie), Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Mamma Mia! (movie), Entertainment
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Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says
Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...
Tags: Obstetrics, Research, Science and Technology, Autism, Behavioral Conditions
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The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech
When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...
Tags: Justice System, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Science, Biotechnology, Lawyers
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: General Practitioners, Family, Pancreatic Cancer, Menopause, Colon Cancer
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Sunrise works to help residents with liens
If a resident of Sunrise, Weston, Southwest Ranches or parts of Davie has a lien against his house, Sunrise might soon give him a break. The leaders of Sunrise, which supplies water to about 70 square miles and 215,000 customers amongst those four...Tags: Lake Wales, Alan Cohen, Science and Technology, Broward County, Human Interest
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