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PAINFUL CHOICES IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
c.2013 New York Times News Service By almost any measure, Roseann Valletti’s reconstructive breast surgery was a success. Although it was a protracted process, involving some pain and a nightmarish nipple replacement, she is pleased with how she looks. But she is uncomfortable. All the time. “It feels like I’m ...
Pa. woman fights cancer while pregnant
Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012. A friend told Kaliszewski, 30, to see a doctor, even though the pain had subsided. The doctor sent the Franklin Township woman to ...
Having the Same BRCA DNA as Angelina Jolie: One Woman's Story
Actress Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had a preventative double-mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1. It's a genetic defect that increases the risk of cancer. Texas wife & mother Stephanie Hengstenberg has the same story. She had a double mastectomy and hysterectomy in 2009. This is her story, in ...
Jolie Genetic Cancer Risk High but Rare
Angelina Jolie says she wants to help other women by discussing her double mastectomy and genetic predisposition for breast and ovarian cancer. While the actress's genetic cancer risk was very high, it's also fairly rare. (May 14)
Celebs react to Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie's preemptive double mastectomy is already having a large impact, and stemming reactions from Brad Pitt, and other celebrities.
Jolie admired for bravery in mastectomy revelation
"I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts removed to avoid cancer. But amid the accolades for the film star's courageous revelation, doctors and genetic counselors were careful to ...
Jolie Has Double Mastectomy
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie reveals that she's had a double mastectomy, in a written article, after discovering she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she'd get breast cancer. (May 14)
New Options for Breast Cancer Surgery
Women with breast cancer now have more surgical options to treat their disease and save more of their breast. New techniques are faster, gentler and less disfiguring. (May 14)
Fmr. Marine Has Breast Cancer, VA Rejects Care
Thirty years after the first tainted wells were discovered at Camp Lejeune, Marines and their families are still fighting for help. Tom Gervasi,who has a rare case of breast cancer, has been rejected by the Veterans Administration twice. (M...
Giuliana Rancic Face Of Danskin's Move For Change Campaign
Giuliana Rancic is a busy woman and adding to her schedule is being a part of Danskin's newest campaign.
Q&A: Valerie Harper's cancer
Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda in the 1970s, has learned she has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. The condition happens when cancer spreads to the brain and spinal cord. Now 73, Harper told People magazine she received the diagnosis ...
Breast Cancer Rates Rising In Young Women
New data released nationwide shows increases in breast cancer among young women and in Central Indiana. Doctors and advocates say it’s more important than ever to be vigilant. Adrienne Harlow, a five-year breast cancer survivor, knows better than anyone that breast cancer can strike at any time. Harlow found a ...
Q&A: Breast cancer in young women
Young women found the news surprising and more than a little scary: Cases of advanced breast cancer have been rising in women 25 to 39 over the past three decades, researchers reported in February 2013. From 1976 to 2009, the number of cases of advanced breastcancer in younger women at ...
Facebook Removes Cancer Survivor's Double Mastectomy Tattoo Photo
An image of a tattoo on the chest of a breast cancer survivor is going viral on Facebook - because the social networking giant apparently kept removing it.
Christina Applegate’s Right Action For Women
Emmy Award-winning actress and breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate discusses how her foundation, Right Action for Women, educates women and provides aid to high-risk individuals who do not have health insurance or the financial flexibility to cover the high costs associated with breast screenings.
Actress Sheila Kelley Opens Up About Pole Dancing and 'Redefining Sexy'
Sheila Kelley discusses everything from striptease workouts to 'Redefining Sexy,' a campaign aimed to help women cope with breast cancer, pregnancy and low self-esteem.
Doctors: Drug Regimen May Prevent Breast Cancer
For the first time doctors in Britain may be able to offer drugs to women who are at risk of getting breast cancer. It would provide women who carry breast cancer genes options when it comes to choosing their treatments. (Jan. 16)
'Historic' Breast Cancer Drug Move
The body which sets clinical guidelines for the health service in England and Wales is considering recommending preventative drugs for women at high risk of developing breast cancer.
Miss DC: Breast Surgery Will Save My Life
Miss District of Columbia, Allyn Rose is in a fight for her life, and it's not just for the title of Miss America. She tells the AP why she's planning to get a preemptive double mastectomy after her pageant season ends. (Jan. 11)
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