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    May 25, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  1. Angelina Jolie's act will save women's lives

    Los Angeles Times
    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 Lotus...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Science, Medical Research, U.S. Supreme Court, Medical Specialization

    2. May 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. 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.
    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: Elena Kagan, Science, Government Health Care, Medical Research, U.S. Supreme Court

    3. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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.
    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: Ovarian Cancer, Mother's Day, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, U.S. Supreme Court

    4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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%. (It also raised my risk of ovarian cancer above 50%.) Also like Jolie, I chose to get a double mastectomy to reduce my risk of <a>breast cancer</a> to less than 5%. In 2007, I wrote a <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/me-anna13,0,3940486,full.story">first-person story</a> in the Los Angeles Times about finding out I had this mutation and how I decided what to do about it.
    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, Mother's Day, Angelina Jolie, U.S. Supreme Court, Breast Cancer

    5. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Area artist helps pioneer 3-D nipple tattoos for breast cancer patients

    After undergoing treatment for <a href="../../health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a>, Lillie Shockney, the administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center, had nipple reconstruction &mdash; twice.
    After undergoing treatment for breast cancer, Lillie Shockney, the administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center, had nipple reconstruction — twice. Despite the many shades of patients' skin tone, "The color choices for doing it in the...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Saudi Arabia, Surgery, Breast Cancer

    6. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Cancer's funny?

    Not long after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, Christine Clifford walked into her local Barnes and Noble with a simple request: "I'd like to see all of your humorous books about cancer."
    Not long after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, Christine Clifford walked into her local Barnes and Noble with a simple request: "I'd like to see all of your humorous books about cancer." The clerk shot her a dirty look: "That's sick."...

    Tags: Comedy (genre), Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Entertainment, Medical Research

    7. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Yvette Kaweblum

    Grateful that a breast examination as part of a study of an automated ultrasound device led to her cancer diagnosis, Yvette Kaweblum testified at a Food and Drug Administration hearing in Washington, D.C. in April. The device was approved by the FDA last month.
    Grateful that a breast examination as part of a study of an automated ultrasound device led to her cancer diagnosis, Yvette Kaweblum testified at a Food and Drug Administration hearing in Washington, D.C. in April. The device was approved by the FDA...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Soma (drug), Boynton Beach, X-rays

    8. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. Amy Byer Shainman

    Faced with a family history of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, and a high likelihood that she might get one or more of the cancers, Amy Byer Shainman underwent a preventive double mastectomy with reconstruction surgery and a hysterectomy.
    Faced with a family history of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, and a high likelihood that she might get one or more of the cancers, Amy Byer Shainman underwent a preventive double mastectomy with reconstruction surgery and a hysterectomy. "Surgery...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Orlando, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Plastic Surgeons

    9. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. Click here for breast cancer awareness events

    BROWARD Through October Exhibt: Stories to Share Part IV North Regional Library, Coconut Creek Guests are invited to stop by the library’s art gallery to view Susan Buzzi’s book of photographs and stories from breast cancer survivors. Call...

    Tags: American Cancer Society, Broward Health Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Brunch, Tamarac

    10. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  10. Breast Cancer Awareness: Breast Reconstruction

    Armen Kasabian, MD is Chief of Plastic Surgery and Reconstruction in the North Shore-LIJ Health System, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery NYU School of Medicine. He stopped by to tell us about breast reconstruction options.
    PIX11.com
    Armen Kasabian, MD is Chief of Plastic Surgery and Reconstruction in the North Shore-LIJ Health System, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery NYU School of Medicine. He stopped by to tell us about breast reconstruction options. 1. All patients must be...

    Tags: Obesity, Health and Medical Professionals, Breast Cancer, Plastic Surgeons, Mastectomy

    11. Aug 5, 2011 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  11. 'CNN Heroes' recognizes Bellevue woman helping young breast cancer patients

    Just a year before turning 40, Judy Haley was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer that required an immediate mastectomy.
    CNN
    Just a year before turning 40, Judy Haley was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer that required an immediate mastectomy. The procedure and the treatments that followed left her fatigued, nauseated and in so much pain that she couldn't pick...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Health Treatments

    12. Nov 7, 2011 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  12. The Finishing Touch for Breast Cancer Survivors

    Cindy Davis has come a long way--almost three years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer--chemotherapy took her hair but not her sense of humor or hope.
    The 33 News
    Cindy Davis has come a long way--almost three years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer--chemotherapy took her hair but not her sense of humor or hope. She had a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery--but something was still missing....

    Tags: Chest, Chemotherapy, Surgery, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy

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