Many people were shocked by the drastic measures Angelina Jolie took to prevent breast cancer. They ask: Why not just be more vigilant and catch it early instead?
As someone who's been there, let me take you on a little journey into surveillance...
Who can forget the image of fearless archaeologist Lara Croft dangling from a rope two stories high, a gun and knife wedged in thigh holsters, ready to pounce on an unsuspecting enemy? Actress Angelina Jolie made being a strong woman look...
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Angelina Jolie has not granted any television interviews since revealing that she underwent a double mastectomy and now, it appears that she has even turned Ann Curry down for a sit-down. The New York Post reported Thursday that NBC News pressured...
Recently Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in order to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer, she said she "hopes other women can benefit from my experience". When she found out what...
Post by Jeanne SagerWell, it turns out celebrity parents are just like us! At least when it comes to grossing out their kids! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt recently got a request from 8-year-old daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt to lay off the smooching in...
Angelina Jolie isn't finished with her cancer-fighting crusade.
The actress - who this week revealed she'd had a preventative double mastectomy - hinted that she'll follow that up by having her ovaries removed.
"I started with the breast, as my risk...
Matt Damon has a new (funny) interview with Extra. It was probably done yesterday during Matt and Michael Douglas’s Beyond the Candelabra promotion in Cannes. Matt talks about kissing Michael and bejeweled swimsuits and how much fun this project...
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The curtain has been pulled back and the BRCA gene is out of the closet, as are quite a few women who are now revealing they've also had the same potentially life-saving double mastectomy as Angelina Jolie.
I now join the sisterhood she created...
It's pretty safe to say that the people portrayed in the true-life drama, "The Bling Ring," don't exactly have their priorities in line. The movie, which is tearing it up in Cannes right now, tells the story of a group of L.A.-based teens who want...
When Angelina Jolie announced that she’d undergone a bilateral mastectomy to prevent the breast cancer for which a genetic mutation puts her at high risk, I found myself, as a doctor and as a woman, full of admiration and gratitude for...
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
OK, I know I use that line entirely too much, but I also don’t really care. When something fits, wear it. And if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit. Sorry, I’ll stop. I’m in a...
Brad Pitt has been discussing how happy he is with Angelina Jolie, in his first interview since the actress completed three months of surgery.
Jolie revealed last week that she had recently undergone a preventative double mastectomy, and now Pitt...
After learning that she had inherited a mutation on one of the so-called breast cancer genes, actress Angelina Jolie decided to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer. She also plans to have her ovaries removed to...
May 20, 2013: The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
As more details have been revealed, I have reflected on what one of the world's most beautiful and most recognizable women has taught us recently about cancer.Read More...
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While a recent article by Angelina Jolie about her mastectomy and reconstruction raised awareness, it may have left the impression that the surgeries are quick and easy procedures, some doctors fear.
VividLife Radio’s Ed and Deb Shapiro welcome Dr. Mache Seibel, one of America’s leading authorities on women’s heath and member of EmpowHER's Medical Advisory Board, to discuss Innovative Health Care and the affect Angelina Jolie’s...
A British man with the BRCA 2 gene had his prostate removed just in case.
Let’s back up. Last week, Angelina Jolie penned a bold op-ed confessing that she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy after she discovered that she carried the...
