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16. Keep reading... she's well aware of that.

Tue May 14, 2013, 02:55 AM

May 2013

Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. The cost of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2, at more than $3,000 in the United States, remains an obstacle for many women.

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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