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Breast Cancer

Angelina Jolie’s Preventative Surgery Shines New Light On Genetic Testing For Young Women

Angelina Jolie’s choice to undergo a preventative double mastectomy has shed new light on this difficult medical decision.

2013/05/27

Actress Angelina Jolie (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

NightSide – Angelina Jolie Has Both Breasts Removed

Maxine Richman and Dr. Nadine Tung join Dan Rea

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2013/05/16

Jolie’s Announcement Puts New Focus On Genetic Testing

The BRCA test can tell a woman if she has a gene that makes it more likely she will develop breast cancer. Two local women were faced with the same choice and made different decisions.

2013/05/14

Angelina Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

2013/05/14

(File Photo by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images)

Local Oncologist Says Kadcyla Is “A Really Good Drug”

The FDA approval the breast cancer drug Kadcyla is getting a welcome reception from a local oncologist.

2013/02/22

Gowns in Waltham for Brides Against Breast Cancer event. (Photo courtesy Kim Tunnicliffe)

Brides Against Breast Cancer Tour Stops In Waltham

This weekend, brides can get a designer wedding dress at a deep discount, all while helping women with breast cancer.

2013/01/18

Trial Begins For 4 Sisters Who Say Pregnancy Drug Caused Cancer

Eli Lilly and Co. failed to test a drug’s effect on fetuses before promoting it as a way to prevent miscarriages, a lawyer charged Tuesday in opening statements in a trial over whether four sisters’ breast cancer was caused by medication their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s.

2013/01/08