'Angelina Jolie Effect' Still Having an Impact on Breast Cancer
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2013 11:32
- Written by Yahoo ! News
In May, actress Angelina Jolie stunned the world when she revealed that she'd undergone a preventive double mastectomy after genetic testing showed she was at a high risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer.Since her disclosure, there has been a marked increase in genetic testing at treatment centers across the country, according to the National Society of Genetic Counselors. The increase is being called "the Angelina Jolie effect," although one doctor sees it a bit differently. "I really think of it as the Angelina gift, it is really kicking up the whole conversation," said Dr. Marisa Weiss, director of breast health outreach at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa., and president and founder of Breastcancer.org.Jolie revealed in a New York Times Op-Ed she made her decision to have a mastectomy after discovering she carries the BRCA1 gene mutation, the single rare gene mutation that produces a high risk of developing cancer.One in 800 to one in 1,400 women are carriers of this mutation and the BRCA 1 and BRCA2 gene mutations account for between five and 10 percent of all breast cancer cases, according to the National Cancer Institute.
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off today, the doctor who performed Jolie's double mastectomy, Dr. Kristi Funk, of the Pink Lotus Breast Cancer Center in Beverly Hills, is speaking out about what every woman should know about the BRCA gene mutation and breast cancer."Genetic testing is easily done through a blood sample or just a swish-and-spit with Scope," Funk said today on a special "go pink" edition of " Good Morning America.""The question becomes difficult when you try to say who is appropriate for testing so that is where the education really needs to step up," said Funk, who also believes that many more people may carry a BRCA mutation than current estimates suggest. "Of all Americans, one million of us carry a BRCA1 mutation but it will take 19 million high-risk people to find the one million. And those 18 million people then who don't have BRCA1 are high enough risk to test." Funk's Pink Lotus clinic offers a five-question assessment on its website that takes one minute to complete and determines if testing is right for you.The genetic risks for the BRCA1 gene mutation, according to Funk, go all the way back to third generation relatives on both the maternal and paternal sides of a woman's family."What you're looking for is for one of those relatives to either have breast cancer prior to age 50 or ovarian cancer at any age," Funk said on "GMA." "Dad can pass this gene down too." According to Breastcancer.org, a number of steps can lower someone's breast-cancer risk immediately. Those include limiting alcohol intake, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising three to four hours per week and avoiding cooking in plastics.
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'Angelina Jolie Is Magnetic': Armani Says Actress Is Perfect To Dress
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 04:27
- Written by Entertainment Wise
Angelina Jolie is a clothing designer’s dream apparently.The actress’ body is so bangin’ that hardly anyone would refuse her the chance to don their pieces.Giorgio Armani especially thinks that she is the ideal star to promote him on the red carpet.Angelina has often been spotted wearing his gowns to events, and he explained his reasons for giving her a short black sequin frock for the LA ‘Salt’ premiere in 2010."Angelina has a magnetic sensuality," he told refinery29.com. "She has a limber and athletic body, which I thought to enhance with a simple embroidered sheath dress. Angelina does not need anything more - she is perfect as is, elegant in a natural way."A more recent event where his dresses were worn was the Best Actress Claire Danes donned a white low-cut number from his line to the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards.He explained why she donned the outfit she did for the event."Claire has a lovely face, a flawless complexion and a smile that wins you over," he said. "It was only natural to dress her in one of my gowns from the Privè Nude collection - it has patterns of light that become one with the skin."The 79-year-old has also worked with Spanish actress Penélope Cruz and he shared that their personal and professional relationship has only gotten better as time goes on."Penélope Cruz is always stunning. She is a brilliant woman, and our friendship was strengthened through various collaborations, from the cinema to the red carpet,” he said. “It's always a pleasure to dress her."
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Angelina Jolie set for £31m book deal
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 October 2013 04:24
- Written by The Nation
Angelina Jolie is set to sign a book deal worth over £30 million. The 38-year-old star - who underwent a double mastectomy in February - is reportedly the subject of a bidding war for the rights to her autobiography, and the battle has already hit around £31 million. A source at one US publisher told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: ‘’Whoever gets her will be sitting on a gold mine. Her book is guaranteed to top the bestseller lists in virtually every country on the planet and even an advance of that size would be recouped within weeks.’’ A friend of the ‘Salt’ actress - who has six children, Maddox, 12, Pax, nine, Zahara, eight, Shiloh, seven, and five-year-old twins, Knox and Vivienne with fiance Brad Pitt - revealed Angelina thinks ‘’the time is now right’’ to pen her book, and she won’t be holding back. The insider said: ‘’She has always wanted to do this and believes the time is now right ... She has never known such peace and fulfilment in her life. There are demons in her past but she is in a place mentally and spiritually where she feels comfortable enough to write about them honestly and put them in context. No issues - apart from those that might damage her children’s privacy - will be taboo.’’
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Angelina Jolie Wears Mysterious Ring on 'Unbroken' Work Trip
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- Published on Monday, 21 October 2013 04:43
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie is all smiles while stepping off a boat following a location scouting trip for her new directorial feature Unbroken on Wednesday (October 16) in Queensland, Australia.The 38-year-old actress was seen wearing a mysterious gold band on her wedding finger, which has re-sparked rumors that she and her fiance Brad Pitt have secretly tied the knot Angelina‘s doctor who performed her double mastectomy earlier this year has spoken out saying that her bravery will have a “tremendously lasting impact.” “I’m seeing in my practice already women who are saying, ‘I was inspired by that to get gene testing,’” Dr. Jay Orringer told the Daily News. “I think it’s going to have a tremendously lasting impact.” FYI: Angelina is carrying the Saint Laurent Sac de Jour bag.
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Top Photographer Names Angelina Jolie As Lone Modern Beauty Icon
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- Published on Monday, 14 October 2013 17:08
- Written by Contact Music
Angelina Jolie is the only modern beauty who could compete with silver screen legends Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner, according to celebrity photographer Terry O'neill.The Brit has captured the world's most iconic beauties during his prolific career and he insists the days of the movie siren are numbered - because so few current stars possess the look, the elegance and the class of the greats.But there is one actress who rises above the rest - Tomb Raider beauty Jolie.O'Neill tells Parade magazine, "Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Marilyn Monroe, all of them were stunning. Now, they all seem the same. The only one who really stands out is Angelina Jolie, a different class of girl altogether. She's a stunning, beautiful woman - a rarity." O'Neill also reveals the stunning stars he caught on camera all had one thing in common - none of them would accept they were beautiful.The photographer, who was once married to actress Faye Dunaway and who romanced lifestyle queen Martha Stewart, explains, "Beautiful women see all their flaws, not their assets. I said to Ava, 'You are definitely the most beautiful of women'. She said, 'Oh, shut up!' "I said to Michelle Pfeiffer one day, 'You're stunning!' She said, 'Oh, don't be silly'. Liz Taylor wouldn't have it, either. She never believed it. Audrey Hepburn didn't. You tell them that they're beautiful, but they just don't see it."But, of course, when you get to know them, like when you're married to them, all the lust wears off and you're face to face with (just) a human being."
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