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Kari Smelser: "Fight like a Girl"
It’s in the quiet moments that no one really talks about. The moment when her husband helped shave her head. The moment when she saw herself in the mirror after her breasts were removed. The moment when the decision wasn’t even a question,...
Tags: Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Biopsy, Breast Cancer
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Viewpoint: 'Priceless' is the 3-Day for Cure walk
Last year Stacy Britschgi, 38, of Holtville, took part in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk.
Susan Komen was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, and died three years later. Her sister, Nancy Brinker, made a promise to her to do everything she...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Mammogram, Breast Cancer
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Some cancers hereditary, environmental
Imperial Valley Press Sports EditorKari Smelser had a feeling she would get breast cancer sometime in her life. Her grandmother is a breast cancer survivor and had colon cancer, her mom has had cervical cancer and her grandfather died from lung cancer. Those factors together are part of...Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Prostate Cancer
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Woman uses cancer diagnosis to help others
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterRebeca Haro wants to use her stage four breast cancer diagnosis to spread early detection awareness. Since one in eight women will be diagnosed with cancer, she volunteers at Cancer Resource Center of the Desert and Between Women Inc., promoting self-...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Breast Cancer
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Cancer left woman no time for crying
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterRebeca Haro smiles and relaxes more now than before 2008, before she was diagnosed with incurable stage four breast cancer. “Breast cancer has taught me to love in the purest sense,” she said. “Life is beautiful and short. Don’t...Tags: Cancer, Bones and Joints, Chemotherapy, Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology
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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: Nordstrom, Human Interest, Florida Mall, Science and Technology, Angelina Jolie
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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: MRI (imaging), Medical Procedures and Tests, The New York Times, Oncology, Tamoxifen (drug)
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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...... -
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: Medical Research, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Supreme Court, Biology
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UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients
ReutersBy Kate Kelland LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Britain launched a research programme on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a...Tags: United Kingdom, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, Ovarian Cancer, Science and Technology
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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: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Chicago Cubs, Chemical Industry, Abortion
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My wife faced Angelina Jolie's dilemma 11 years ago
The revelation that actress Angelina Jolie had her breasts removed because of gene testing results may have seemed shocking and extreme to many of you. My family knew better. We've been there. My wife, a breast cancer survivor who underwent a...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemotherapy, Diseases and Illnesses, Dwayne Johnson, Hospitals and Clinics
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May 17, 2013
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