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The Angelina Effect
There's a chilly arithmetic to the way we all get sick. At the end of any year, a fixed and knowable number of us will have developed heart disease, and another...
To Scan or Not to Scan: Largest Study to Date Links Childhood CTs to Increased Cancer Risk
CT scans can reveal a remarkable amount of useful medical information, but more studies underscore the need to balance the benefits of that knowledge with the...
Skin Cancer Tied To A Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s
There's no positive side to developing skin cancer, but the latest research ties certain forms of the disease to a reduced risk of dementia. Researchers from...
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: It’s Not the Only Option
Genetic testing can be both a boon and a curse, experts say, since more information often means more, and often confusing, options. Genes can be remarkably...
Lessons from Angelina: The Tricky Calculus of Cancer Testing
Angelina Jolie's preventive double mastectomy was a difficult choice that may not be right for most women who live in fear of developing breast cancer
Photo Essays
Stalking a Silent Killer: Photos From the Early Fight Against Cancer
Angelina Jolie’s bombshell announcement that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy in hopes of minimizing her risk of breast cancer still has,...
When Celebrities Battle Cancer: Photos of 20 Inspiring Survivors
Tuesday’s announcement by Angelina Jolie, that she elected for a double mastectomy in the face of overwhelming odds that she would develop breast cancer, made...
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Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61
Ms. Brenner, who led Breast Cancer Action for 15 years, took on the medical establishment and industrial companies as she crusaded for research on the disease. ...
Medical Mysteries: A clue to a girl's painful ailment goes long overlooked
Doctors in the emergency room of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) had just told Partridge that a mass in the abdomen of her 16-year-old daughter might be cancer....
Cancer patient's NFL surprise
Texans star J.J. Watt surprised one of his biggest fans after he learned he named his robot after him. ...
Men Struggle With Wives' Breast Cancer
Men struggle with their wives' breast cancer, but do not always speak up. ...
