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posted 08/19/2008, comments (9)

Christina Applegate Opted to Remove Both Breasts - Why Double Mastectomy?

The AP reports that actress Christina Applegate underwent a double mastectomy, even though the cancer was detected in one breast. Both PJ Hamel and Laura Zigman have written extensively about the topic of elective breast removal surgery and double mastectomy, from responding to mainstream news coverage of the trend to discussing Jessica... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/05/2008, comments (3)

Reactions to Pretty Is What Changes: Save Your Shock and Horror for Cancer, Not Its Treatment

Jessica Queller’s new book, Pretty is What Changes, inspired posts on this site by both me and my fellow blogger, Laura Zigman. Queller writes about undergoing genetic testing that revealed she carries the BRCA gene, which put her at a nearly 90% risk of getting breast cancer. She chose to lower that risk dramatically by having a... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/02/2008, comments (0)

“Defying Destiny”: One Woman’s Response to the BRCA Gene

Jessica Queller, a Los Angeles-based TV writer, has written a book (Pretty is What Changes), detailing her response to a discovery she made four years ago: that her breasts were ticking cancer time bombs. Queller, who underwent BRCA gene testing after her mother died of ovarian cancer, was told she was positive for the BRCA-1 gene, and had an 87... Read more Chevron

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