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One in three breast cancer patients under age 45 removed the healthy breast along with the breast affected by cancer in 2012, a sharp increase from the one in 10 younger women with breast cancer who had double mastectomies eight … Continue reading
Three years ago, Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed that she’d had a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for mutations in the BRCA1 gene, which put her at an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers. … Continue reading
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Not only can men get breast cancer, men can also carry the so-called BRCA breast cancer genes. In this report from CBS News, this fact leads some men to have preventative mastectomies. A mutation in the genes known as BRCA … Continue reading
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The rate of breast cancer is holding steady, but federal data released this week shows more women are undergoing mastectomies, in this report from the Orange County Register. From 2005 to 2013, the rate of mastectomy, where the entire breast … Continue reading
Encouraged somewhat by the experience of Angelina Jolie Pitt, prophylactic mastectomy — also known as preventative mastectomy — is among the different treatment options available to breast cancer patients. Dr. Jay Harness discusses prophylactic mastectomy as a treatment option in … Continue reading
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The 2007 story of 33-year old Deborah Lindner, who underwent a preventive mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA gene, recently published in The New York Times. Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading
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The health-care promise held by 3-D printing is real, and it may develop in much smaller steps—not livesaving or life-lengthening technologies, but life-changing innovations. It shouldn’t have to take the shape of a 3-D-printed organ or create a photo-op for … Continue reading
Though she belongs to one of the highest-profile couples in show business, having been married for 27 years to Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson says she normally shies away from discussing her life beyond her performances onscreen and on-stage: “I’m in … Continue reading
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