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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...
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
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What We Know About BRCA Mutations and Breast Cancer
She wasn't yet diagnosed with cancer, but after finding a common gene mutation that often leads to breast cancer, she had the radical surgery to lower her risk...
Hard Choices Angelina Jolie Faces About Testing Her Kids for Cancer
The actress made the difficult decision to remove both her breasts before she developed breast cancer, but her genetic makeup means her children may be at...
The Angelina Effect: TIME’s New Cover Image Revealed
Angelina Jolie has never lacked for influence. When she adopted a baby from Ethiopia, inquiries at U.S. adoption agencies about other Ethiopian orphans doubled...
Huge Drug Cost Disparities Seen in Health Overhaul
(WASHINGTON) -- Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. ...
Angelina Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy
(LOS ANGELES) — Angelina Jolie says she's had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that makes it extremely likely she'll get breast...
A Unit of Their Own: Addressing the Special Needs of Hospitalized Teen Cancer Patients
At her Seattle high school, Shannon Keating wears a hat to camouflage a head made bare by chemotherapy. In the hospital, surrounded by other teens her age, she's...
Genetic Test Can Predict Most Aggressive Cases of Prostate Cancer
Analyzing a tumor's genes can predict which prostate cancers won't need additional treatment and which cases require more intensive therapies. Watchful...
How Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breaking a sweat does more for your body than just trim your waistline. Exercise may lower a woman's risk for breast cancer and researchers are finding out why. ...
FDA Proposes New Tanning Bed Warnings
If the FDA gets its way, tanning beds may soon feature labels warning young people to steer clear of the machines and their jolts of UV radiation. “Using...
Skin Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Other Cancers
There's another reason those at risk for skin cancer to stay vigilant about protecting their health. Men and women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer...
Pared Back Prostate Cancer Screening May Save Lives
Amid questions about how effective blood-based tests for prostate cancer might be, a new study suggests early screening with the test could identify about half...
Researchers Identify Genetic Profile That Predicts Cancer Survival After Chemotherapy
While more effective chemotherapy agents have improved cancer survival, not all patients benefit from the drugs. Now, a team of researchers from Academia...
Some Skin Cancer Survivors Still Use Tanning Beds
Say it isn't so. A recent survey found that even people who have survived melanoma -- the deadliest form of skin cancer -- fail to protect themselves from the...
Alcohol Doesn’t Affect Ability to Survive Breast Cancer
Breast cancer patients who raised a glass or two a week may even enjoy slightly longer lives than those who didn't drink. While alcohol can benefit the heart,...
Car Pollution Linked To Childhood Cancers
Even in utero, children may be affected by exposure to certain compounds in car exhaust. Reporting at the annual meeting of the American Association for...
