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Everyone seems to be talking about Angelina Jolie 's decision to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy after she learned that she carries a gene mutation putting her at a very high risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

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Genetic testing showed she was at high risk for breast cancer, so she decided to have a double mastectomy to improve her odds.

Tracy has agricultural roots and affordable homes, but a new study reveals a less obvious distinction for this Central Valley city: Doctors use internal radiation to treat men for prostate cancer at the highest rate in California, more than four times the state average.

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Nothing is worse for a parent than to experience the death a child, but Deb Hart's breast-cancer diagnosis compounded her grief about her lost son.

Allana Maiden wanted her mother to feel beautiful again after she'd undergone a radical mastectomy.

Congressman Leonard Lance today announced he has reintroduced the 'Breast Cancer Patient Education Act,' H.R. 1984.

HEALTH Secretary Alex Neil hopes more Scottish women will come forward to be tested in the wake of the actress speaking out about her preventative operation.

Britain launched a research programme on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy.

Angelina Jolie, center, Jane Pitt, left, and William Pitt arrive before the 84th Academy Awards on Feb.

It happened seven years ago, but Mary Hemrajani still tears up when she recounts her breast cancer ordeal.

Two of Santa Barbara's longtime nonprofit health-care providers have joined forces with a shared vision of enhancing cancer care, and nearly 500 community members, donors, local businesses and celebrities celebrated in style to support the partnership of the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic .

Charity Long said she underwent a double mastectomy in December 2009 months after she detected a lump on her right breast.

When Angelina Jolie first announced that she had gotten a double mastectomy based on genetic testing that ruled her chances of getting breast cancer at 87%, the majority of reactions were of admiration and respect.

An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled in the national capital Sunday.

Tiffany Gaines of Powder Springs holds her 7A1 2-month-old daughter, Destini. Gaines was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was seven months pregnant with Destini and completed her last cycle of chemotherapy in January.

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When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.