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Angelina Jolie has Preventive Double Mastectomy

Renee Nelson — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:14:12 +0000

Angelina Jolie, who is 37, announced she underwent a preventive double mastectomy. She made the decision after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Sharon's Cancer Scare Update

Sharon Buck — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:05:31 +0000

That fear came back again. The pink envelope came in the mail yesterday. They told me it would come in a pink envelope. All I had to do was open in. THAT was the hardest thing to do. But all things came back NORMAL! Thank goodness! You will NEVER know unless you get tested! [...]

The Fear of Breast Cancer

Sharon Buck — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:11:11 +0000

About 20 years ago, my family was living in Deltona, Florida. I was living with my sister in Fairfield. My parents had decided to move there in 1991 and they let me stay here in Maine with Wendy to finish my last year of high school.

While talking to my parents one day, my mom said she was having biopsies on the lumps they had removed from her breasts. They turned out to be benign, thank God.

Then about 10 years later, while doing a self breast exam, I found mine.