Thursday, May 23, 2013

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie's courageous and moving statement about her double mastectomy:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=1&

Jolie's,statement includes the following:
"Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. The cost of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2, at more than $3,000 in the United States, remains an obstacle for many women."

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    1. I am no Brad Pitt, but Angelina Jolie is my best friend forever after her courageous stand on Myriad's abuse of its patents on breast cancer genes.

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