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Angelina Jolie's surgery not for everyone, experts warn
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a double mastectomy because of a rare gene, the American Cancer Society is warning that the radical surgery should not be taken lightly. Experts said that while the surgery is totally...Tags: Health Organizations, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, American Cancer Society, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Doctors encouraged by breast cancer conversations
mmoloney@kspr.comActor and activist Angelina Jolie shared a secret with the world Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy. She opted for the surgery after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Celebrities, Mastectomy, Diseases and Illnesses, Ovarian Cancer
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Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death
Fear of cancer is a horrible thing. It stays with you all day long, and it wakes you up at night. I didn't want to live with that, especially when I knew I could do something about it. Like Angelina Jolie, I have a genetic mutation that increased my...
Tags: Mother's Day, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Family, Brad Pitt
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Aretha Franklin cancels 2 shows for undisclosed medical treatment
Aretha Franklin has canceled two scheduled performances later this month because of treatment she’s undergoing for an undisclosed medical condition, the Associated Press reports. The Grammy Award-laden R&B-soul-gospel singer is forgoing her...Tags: Nokia Corp.
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Nancy Daly and the road not yet taken
The PR spin on this book has been all about the “Hollywood insider,” and I suppose she was, having been married for so long to entertainment executive Bob Daly. But to Angelenos who knew her, and they were many -- and not all of them...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Family, National Lampoon Incorporated, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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What is a BRCA mutation?
BRCA1 and BRCA2 stand for breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 and breast cancer susceptibility gene 2. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that are part of a class known as tumor suppressors, according to the National Cancer Institute. BRCA genes are found in males...Tags: Health Organizations, Ovarian Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Colon Cancer, Skin Cancer
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...
Tags: Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resource Industry, Land Resources, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Pietro 'Pete' Rugolo, owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern
Pietro "Pete" Rugolo, the popular owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern on York Road in Govans, died May 8 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of pancreatic cancer. The Lutherville resident was 75. Mr. Rugolo grew up in Enna, Sicily, where he stopped attending...
Tags: Recipes, Services and Shopping, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bern (Swiss Confederation), Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.
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Longest-serving Henderson State president dies from complications of pancreatic cancer
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) — Henderson State University says longtime president Charles Dunn, who retired in 2008, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 67. The university says Dunn died Sunday at his home in Arkadelphia. Dunn was...Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, University of Arkansas at Monticello, University of North Texas
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Here is the latest Arkansas news from The Associated Press
OMAHA, Ark. (AP) — Classes are back in session today at a north Arkansas school district after thieves broke into the school this weekend and stole electronics and vandalized classrooms. The vandals also sprayed fire extinguishers inside nine of the...Tags: Elections, Politics, Johnny Cash
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Alan Kipe
janeth@herald-mail.comAlan Kipe was a man of many talents, whether it was composing or performing music, volunteering with the Longmeadow Volunteer Fire Co., driving a truck or making people laugh. He was beloved by his family and friends. His three daughters, who called him...Tags: Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Music, Vehicles, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Barbara L. Myers
janeth@herald-mail.comBarbara “Barb” Myers was a mother to many beyond her own family. When girls at Girls Inc. of Washington County, where she was a cook, found out she had pancreatic cancer, they flooded her mailbox with get-well cards. She was buried with...Tags: Cervical Cancer, American Legion, Heart Surgery, Greenbrier, Marriage
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