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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: Medical Research, Research, Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer
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The Mount Airy News, N.C., Jessica Johnson column
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The human body contains an estimated 30,000 genes. We must pay over $3,000 to access some of the information in two of those genes, information that reveals our chance of dying of a terrible disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two genes that can contain a...Tags: Medical Research, Civil Rights, The New York Times, Dwayne Johnson, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-...Tags: Celebrities, The New York Times, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery
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Plantation doctor aims to help abused women in India
Little girls as young as 4 attacked, brutalized, even killed. A female college student gangraped on a moving bus. Women of all ages ravaged and disfigured by relatives and strangers alike. In India, women have increasingly become targets of unbridled...
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Local doctors say Jolie's decision is courageous
Reading Eagle, Pa.Most women considering a double mastectomy place too much emphasis on that relatively simple procedure when they should focus more on breast reconstructive surgery. "A mastectomy is a relatively simple, uncomplicated surgical procedure that usually...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Berks County, Plastic Surgeons
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Actress Angelina Jolie praised for openly discussing preventive mastectomy
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNow that Angelina Jolie has gone public with her decision to have both breasts removed because of her high risk of breast cancer, can doctors expect a stampede of women into their offices demanding the same procedure? Yes and no. The number of...Tags: Medical Research, Politics, The New York Times, Celebrities, Angelina Jolie
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With risk of breast cancer looming, Trenton, Ga., woman opts for mastectomy
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Doctors told her to take her time, to weigh the significance of her decision. Her body would never be the same. But for April Riddle, the time was now. There was no decision. Life was more important than looks. Riddle, of Trenton, Ga., had already...Tags: The New York Times, Celebrities, Angelina Jolie, Oncology, Breast Cancer
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Local cancer survivors applaud Angelina Jolie's decision to have double mastectomy
York Daily Record, Pa.As news about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy spread Tuesday morning, Laura Horowitz was finishing her first post-surgery workout at the gym. Seven weeks ago, the 55-year-old Spring Garden Township woman had a bilateral mastectomy and...Tags: The New York Times, Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer, Oncology, Breast Cancer
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Angelina Jolie's breast surgery sparks cancer discussion
Angelina Jolie's news that she elected to have both breasts removed to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer has put a celebrity spotlight on a decision more women are facing. Advances in genetic testing and a better understanding of the BRCA...
Tags: Celebration, The New York Times, Orlando Health, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer
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Artificial ear has radio antenna in its cartilage
The Philadelphia InquirerIn recent years, biomedical engineers have started to learn how to grow replacement body parts from living cells. Now, Princeton University engineers have pushed the concept further, with a project that evokes the old Bionic Woman TV show. They...Tags: Princeton University, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Electronics, Radio
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Best of New Haven 2013: Best Cosmetic Surgeon or Cosmetic Surgery Center
1) Dr. Deborah Pan, Esana Plastic Surgery Center & Med Spa 1 Audubon St., Suite 201 New Haven (203) 562-7662 esanamedspa.com Voters Said: I feel she is the best plastic surgeon I have ever met and would continue to see her. Dr. Pan is...
Tags: Cosmetic Procedures, Health and Medical Professionals, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Plastic Surgeons
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Lash growth enhancers are gaining popularity
Tribune Specialty ProductsIf your super-plumping mascara doesn’t seem to be doing the trick to achieve fuller, longer eyelashes, there may be a larger issue at stake. Eyelashes decrease in length by almost 50 percent from our 20s to our 40s, according to Dr. Gabriel Chiu,...Tags: Skin Rash, Dermatology, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Allergies
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