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POLL: Like Angelina Jolie, would you take the BRCA genetic test to learn your breast cancer risk?
Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed in the NY Times about getting a preventive double mastectomy. She did this because she tested positive as a carrier of the BRCA gene. If one tests positive for this genetic mutation, one has up to a 65% lifetime risk of getting breast cancer. If one tests positive
Inspirational Messages for Breast Cancer Victims
"With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer." -Betsey Johnson Most of us in this cause know someone who has been a victim of breast cancer and some of us are victims ourselves.
Extreme Breast Cancer Prevention: Should At-Risk Women Have Both Breasts Removed?
Some young women with a family history of breast cancer, such as 24 year old Allyn Rose (a Miss American contestant), plan to take the most extreme step to preventing breast cancer by having a double mastectomy, even before being diagnosed with breast cancer. (A double mastectomy is a surgery that
Honor the Victims of Sandy Hook: From Moment of Silence to Moment of Action
On Friday, December 14th and 9:30am ET, twenty school children, their four teachers, and two school administrators were murdered by a lone gunman. The moment we learned about the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut will be etched in our memories forever. The horror of this incident was the last straw in
Why is this campaign important to you?
Because F*ck cancer. That's why.
Gotcha. I just strictly did it through causes.;)
Hello we need to wake up!
I have been a mastectomy fitter for quite some time,
and I love aiding ladies in feeling whole again. As a matter of fact I am thinking about opening a shop in the Marysville/ Yuba City area.
Lost my younger sister and grandmother to breast cancer.
Sad to hear that.
That's okay JB, they're hangin with Bear, and laughing at us all Honey!
My beloved mother was a 30+year survivor of breast cancer. I really believe in helping in any way we can.
My sweet girlfriend Shoshanna is cancer free today!
My sister is a survivor, my brother died of this terrible sickness
This is important to everybody, support, donate, draw awareness, and hopefully one day rid the human race of this disease , I say turn the planet pink :)
Spread the word and be supportive, you can make a difference xx.
This is for the two friends I have lost to cancer and my other friend who had a double mastectomy. we must find a cure.
I am a Breast Cancer survivor , 2 1/2 years now, and a few of my Aunts also had Breast Cancer.
joined the cause!
To support my Auntie and others who have breast cancer..