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Why I disagree with Angelina Jolie's mastectomy decision
Dear Pharmacist: Do you agree with Angelina Jolie's decision to remove her breasts to prevent cancer? — S.I., Atlanta, Ga. Dear S.I.: When I heard about her double mastectomy, my heart sank for her because I'm sure she was paralyzed by fear. After...Tags: Breast Cancer, B Vitamins, Dietary Supplements, Mineral Supplements, Gallbladder Disease
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Elizabeth Vega Casey: Women with breast cancer gene have treatment choices
The Morning Call may not be The New York Times, but I have to acknowledge that I am not Angelina Jolie either. But there are similarities. Let me explain. Firstly, I want to take a moment to sincerely applaud her decision to reveal through The New York...Tags: Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen (drug), The New York Times, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Victoria's Secret says no to making mastectomy bras
“When you think of bras, you think of Victoria’s Secret,” said Allana Maiden of Richmond, Va. Just not bras for mastectomy survivors, despite the heightened awareness Angelina Jolie brought to the issue last week. The lingerie...
Tags: Florida Mall, Human Interest, Nordstrom, Victoria's Secret, Orange Blossom Trail
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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: Government Health Care, Medical Research, Science, American Civil Liberties Union, Ovarian Cancer
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Melanie Wagner-Johnson
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy column Saturday was about actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have both her breasts removed and the fact that my wife, a breast cancer survivor, had her remaining healthy breast and ovaries removed 11 years ago for much the same...... -
Voice of the People, May. 20
Cancer research We recently heard the revelation that Angelina Jolie had undergone preventive double mastectomy in order to lessen her chance of developing breast cancer. Her DNA carries a genetic defect in the BRCA1 gene that significantly increases her...Tags: Kermit Gosnell, Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Science, Abortion
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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: Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen (drug), Medical Research, University of Pennsylvania, Plastic Surgery
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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Tamoxifen (drug), Allentown, Cancer, Health Treatments, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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LETTER: 'You Need To Be An Advocate For Your Life'
I am a 46-year-old woman, married and the mother of six children. I was doing a self-exam and came upon a small, hard "pea" in my right breast. I carry the BRCA1 gene mutation -- I was tested in 2009 after my mother had recurring breast cancer. I had...Tags: Breast Cancer, Hysterectomy
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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: Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wrestling, MTV (tv network), Jihad
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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: Plastic Surgeons, Government Health Care, Genetics, Medicare, Discrimination
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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, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Autism, Ovarian Cancer, Oncology
May 23, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 21, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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|Column| Los Angeles Times
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