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MADem

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2. Sort of like Nancy Reagan--though hers was not entirely preventive.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:49 PM

May 2013

She had a diagnosis, though, before she opted for that solution. IIRC she could have gone the lump removal route, but she wasn't taking any chances.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-breastcancersurvivors/8/

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Angelina Jolie Announces She Has Undergone Preventive Double Mastectomy [View all] Tx4obama May 2013 OP

Good on Angelina Cha May 2013 #1

Sort of like Nancy Reagan--though hers was not entirely preventive. MADem May 2013 #2

She made an informed choice Abq_Sarah May 2013 #3

+1 area51 May 2013 #18

Sad. GoCubsGo May 2013 #4

Everyone dies down the road. woolldog May 2013 #7

No matter how good medicine gets, it will always have a bleeding edge. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #23

"I hope it helps you to know you have options" RedCappedBandit May 2013 #5

No... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #13

Keep reading... she's well aware of that. cui bono May 2013 #16

Missed that. Thanks. nt RedCappedBandit May 2013 #21

No, but.... pokerfan May 2013 #39

She's always spot on in how she goes applegrove May 2013 #6

brave gal Skittles May 2013 #8

Not a big fan... RudynJack May 2013 #9

I am absolutly impressed with her honesty in discussing this. kiva May 2013 #10

She mentions that in her Op-Ed. n/t cui bono May 2013 #17

Actually she mentions the cost of the tests kiva May 2013 #34

My understanding is that she holds Libertarian political beliefs CrawlingChaos May 2013 #20

Your 'understanding' means 'a rumor I heard which is unsupported by reaity'. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #28

Excellent mini bio of Jolie, appacom May 2013 #36

It's not a rumor, it's reality CrawlingChaos May 2013 #44

I had a right-side mastectomy in 2000... chillfactor May 2013 #11

Smart move, tough decision. Glad she's talking openly about it. laundry_queen May 2013 #12

But will she stop stealing other people's children? n/t me b zola May 2013 #14

Nope. She and Brad are entitled (eom) StevieM May 2013 #19

Can see her going in for a really awesome tattoo to cover the scars wickerwoman May 2013 #15

I think she had immediate reconstructive surgery. HappyMe May 2013 #27

Reconstruction surgery is a bad idea. Neoma May 2013 #29

I think they remove all of the breast tissue, HappyMe May 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Neoma May 2013 #31

I'm pretty sure that the technology has advanced quite a bit. HappyMe May 2013 #32

Do you realize that might give you lymphadema? Neoma May 2013 #33

According to a quick look at wikipedia HappyMe May 2013 #35

Well, they usually take out the lymph nodes because that's how cancer spreads to other parts of the Neoma May 2013 #37

I have had a bunch of my lymph nodes HappyMe May 2013 #38

Yeah, my doctor died from that... Neoma May 2013 #40

Where I had my first mammogram done, they also offer MRI breast screenings. justiceischeap May 2013 #41

I would imagine they would have to. HappyMe May 2013 #42

wow...even more brave when the world of film values women primarily for their boobs BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #22

That is so sad LittleBlue May 2013 #24

"Killer Boobs" PDittie May 2013 #25

Respect. I have a friend who just discovered she has BRCA1 and she is considering her options; she Brickbat May 2013 #26

Preventative? 1-Old-Man May 2013 #43

The test gave her an 87% chance of getting breast cancer Merlot May 2013 #45

Update. proverbialwisdom Mar 2015 #46