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“Life-Saving Drugs, Lethal Prices.” By Gayle Sulik, Psychology Today. More than 90 percent of the anticancer agents approved by the FDA from 2005 to 2009 cost more than $20,000 for a 12-week course of treatment. With skyrocketing prices, the oncology drug industry has grown substantially from under $5 billion in 1998 to $19 billion in . . . → Read More: Life-Saving Drugs, Lethal Prices
“More on My Story, Why My Reconstruction is Not a “Sexy Boob Job.” By Peggy Orenstein, Peggy Orenstein Blog. “I don’t think women who choose bilateral mastectomy are cowards. But I also don’t think they are heroes. Not even Angelina Jolie. Is she really braver than someone who opted for surveillance, or to have her . . . → Read More: Why My Reconstruction is Not a “Sexy Boob Job”
“Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61.” By Denise Grady, The New York Times. Barbara Brenner, who led the group Breast Cancer Action and shaped it in her own combative image, pillorying the medical establishment, industrial polluters and even other cancer research advocates, died on May 10 at her home in San Francisco. She . . . → Read More: Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61
“No Easy Choices on Reconstruction.” By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times Well Blog. Last week the actress Angelina Jolie announced in The New York Times that she had had a double mastectomy in February after testing positive for a genetic mutation that put her at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. She . . . → Read More: No Easy Choices on Reconstruction
“What Angelina Jolie forgot to mention.” By H. Gilbert Welch, CNN.com. I checked my e-mail messages — they all seemed to be about Angelina Jolie’s op-ed. I found it to be a moving story and understood her choice. As the day wore on, the story dominated the news. I didn’t fully appreciate how much Ms. . . . → Read More: What Angelina Jolie forgot to mention
“The Jolie Treatment.” By Cheryl Lemus, Nursing Clio Blog. In the past few days, Americans (and I am sure many people around the globe) have read Angelina Jolie’s startling announcement that she recently underwent a preventative double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery (and as I understand she will also have her ovaries removed). Like most people, . . . → Read More: The Jolie Treatment
“The Choice.” By Mark E. Robson, MD, The Huffington Post. I must confess that I am very conflicted about adding to the river of words that have been written about Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a risk-reducing (preventive) mastectomy. She made a difficult choice, and has discussed that choice with power and grace, in the . . . → Read More: The Choice
“Why more women are choosing double mastectomies.” By Allison Gilbert, CNN. The number of women with early stage breast cancer who went on to remove both breasts (even though only one breast had cancer) increased by more than 150% between 1998 and 2003, according to a study presented by Dr. Kelly Hunt at the annual . . . → Read More: Why more women are choosing double mastectomies
“Angelina Jolie And The Rise of Preventive Mastectomies.” By Nancy Shute, NPR. Angelina Jolie just became part of a medical trend: More women are deciding to have their breasts removed to reduce the risk of cancer. Over the past decade, doctors have noticed a big increase in the number of women choosing prophylactic, or preventive, . . . → Read More: Angelina Jolie and the Rise of Preventive Mastectomies
“Jolie’s Disclosure of Preventive Mastectomy Highlights Dilemma.” By Denise Grady, The New York Times. One of the defining moments in the history of breast cancer occurred in 1974 when the first lady, Betty Ford, spoke openly about her mastectomy, lifting a veil of secrecy from the disease and ushering in a new era of breast . . . → Read More: Jolie’s Disclosure of Preventive Mastectomy Highlights Dilemma |
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