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PDittie

(8,322 posts) Tue May 14, 2013, 06:42 AM May 2013

"Killer Boobs" [View all]

In light of Angelina Jolie's disclosure, I would wish to point to a lady I know who wrote a blog, and then a book, with the title above about her own experience with breast cancer.

http://www.amyshealth.com/killer-boobs-now-available-1569

If we strongly support women who choose this particular option for the sake of their health -- who must summon the physical and emotional strength to fight their disease and who must at the same time disregard our society's opinion, evaluation, or judgment of their choice -- then we perhaps change society just a little.

Which is way overdue as it regards women's choices as it is.

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"Killer Boobs" [View all] PDittie May 2013 OP

It's a brave decision lillypaddle May 2013 #1

it's a sane decision given the stats. cali May 2013 #2

Agree. nt lillypaddle May 2013 #5

What are the stats? East Coast Pirate May 2013 #6

On another thread shawn703 May 2013 #9

I had no idea it could be that high. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #16

In Jolie's case she said she had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer, down to 5% after surgery. cui bono May 2013 #13

Wow. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #15

I think it's 85-90% Those wouldn't be odds I'd want tavalon May 2013 #20

Me neither. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #27

All women with that BRC gene should have access ... ananda May 2013 #3

So it hasn't become a common screening tool yet tavalon May 2013 #21

K&R pinboy3niner May 2013 #4

My insurance wouldn't pay for testing for the BRC genes Cairycat May 2013 #7

I come from a family of cancer survivors... Javaman May 2013 #8

I suspect you can, proactively, have your colon removed tavalon May 2013 #22

Oh, I know. Javaman May 2013 #28

I would do it in a minute. HappyMe May 2013 #10

Yeah, I don't know how much the test costs and I'm highly doubtful that it's covered by insurance tavalon May 2013 #24

Eye catching title NewJeffCT May 2013 #11

I've always liked this t-shirt pokerfan May 2013 #23

After my grandmother's first mastectomy... Bibliovore May 2013 #12

I have to say I don't understand it BainsBane May 2013 #14

The cancer associated with the BRCA gene Ms. Toad May 2013 #17

Please Forgive my ignorance BainsBane May 2013 #18

Nope, afraid not tavalon May 2013 #25

Breast cancer is a lot more complex than that. Ms. Toad May 2013 #29

Very informative post, I had LCIS too and the sufrommich May 2013 #31

Partly (as to the ovaries removal), Ms. Toad May 2013 #33

A very information post BainsBane May 2013 #32

So is it common these days to get the BRAC gene work up? tavalon May 2013 #19

Because you like it... Ms. Toad May 2013 #30

Regarding testing, go on your own family history Hekate May 2013 #34

Jolie's courage in this is mind boggling Warpy May 2013 #26

Her biggest job right now is mother tavalon May 2013 #35

I thought this was going to be a thread on the Bush administration. GoCubsGo May 2013 #36