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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

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What are your thoughts on Angelina Jolie's recent mastectomy

Actress and director, Angelina Jolie, published a New York Times OP-ED piece today called, My Medical Choice (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html), which chronicles her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy when she …

Have you heard of Pinkwashing?

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Pat McGee

I would rather have my breast removed than have to go thru radiation and chemo. I was fortunate to catch cancer early in both breasts. I had one removed then 5 yrs later. I have a flat chest and am proud of the fact that I am a cancer survivor. I have the gene testing to see if my daughter or granddaughters had a greater chance of the horrible but thankfully it came back that I was not a carrier. Thank you GOD

Mark Hughes

someone who is very important to me came down with breast cancer. She had a mastectomy and treatment and survived. I am not important to her. But, it hit home. She has a genetic tie for getting breast cancer, and I recently learned that those with a tie or who have had cancer before should avoid the use of chia seeds. It may be healthy, generally, but not where cancer can be involved. I am not the most intelligent or well informed, but I think it bears repeating, just in case. My best wishes to all of you and wishes of good health.

Darrell Alfred Dears

i have seen first hand what breast cancer dose to familys I lost my wife just over three years ago to it it isolaited ower famerly from each other we have to kill this thing so it cant kill us any more.

Black Belt

I WISH THEY WOULD COME UP WITH A CURE FOR THESE WOMEN......2 OF MY COLLEGE FRIENDS HAS ALREADY PASSED AWAY.................ONE WAS 37 AND 42. MAY GOD BLESS THEM AND R.I.P.

Rita Margaret Goodwin

my mother died of lung and breast cancer she ignored all the signs lots of friends also lost de fight too for me it was skin cancer too much sun and previously i had a lumpectmy so lucky 2 be a surviver

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