Mastectomy

Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives

2013-05-21 00:00:00

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...

Angelina Jolie will have ovaries removed next

2013-05-15 11:51:00

After undergoing a cancer-preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction, Angelina Jolie will follow up with surgery to remove her ovaries, according to a report in People magazine. Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died of ovarian cancer...

Angelina Jolie's surgery not for everyone, experts warn

2013-05-15 06:32:00

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a double mastectomy because of a rare gene, the American Cancer Society is warning that the radical surgery should not be taken lightly. Experts said that while the surgery is totally...

Angelina Jolie can afford to save her own life; many women can't

2013-05-14 14:26:00

I’d like to raise the teensiest red flag on Angelina Jolie’s laudable decision Tuesday to go public about her health struggles in order to help other women benefit from her experience. In an essay published Tuesday in the New York Times,...

Angelina Jolie's surgery bring words of caution from experts

2013-05-14 19:11:00

Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy because of a rare gene has generated great interest. But experts are urging caution regarding testing and prophylactic surgery. "This does not mean every woman needs a blood test to determine...

Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death

2013-05-15 07:00:00

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...

Angelina Jolie and BRCA1: One woman's medical journey [Chat]

2013-05-14 08:50:00

Angelina Jolie announced that she had a preventive double mastectomy because she had a� gene that made likely she would get breast cancer. Writing in the New York Times, Jolie, 37, said: “My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at...

Celebrities voice support for Angelina Jolie after mastectomy

2013-05-14 11:06:00

Only moments after�Angelina Jolie's revealing op-ed was published late Monday, the actress' name was trending on Twitter. From celebrities to cancer survivors, tens of thousands voiced their support for Jolie's decision to undergo a preventive double...

Angelina Jolie, the BRCA mutation and me

2013-05-14 11:03:00

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%....

Angelina Jolie describes dealing with the cancer time bomb

2013-05-14 12:12:00

Angelina Jolie said the decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer "wasn't easy." In an op-ed in the New York Times under the headline “My Medical Choice,” the Oscar-winning actress said she...

Angelina Jolie discloses preventive double mastectomy

2013-05-14 11:40:00

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an...

Angelina Jolie and me -- a family history of cancer

2013-05-14 12:32:00

I didn’t realize until now that Angelina Jolie and I have something in common: cancer. Or at least risk factors for it. Jolie, of course, has made worldwide headlines with her dramatic op-ed Tuesday in the New York Times describing her decision to...

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

2013-05-17 13:53:00

Actress Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed piece that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. Jolie noted in the piece that she carries the BRCA1 gene that increases a woman's risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

2013-05-14 17:24:48

MAY 14: Actress Angelina Jolie reveals in a New York Times op-ed piece published on May 14, 2013 that she underwent a preventative double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery that was completed on April 27, 2013.

2013-05-14 00:00:00