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Wow that was a brave decision.
yep. full marks for being proactive
She could have let the world see them before she had the op 🙁
Oh shush, I'm just saying what you're thinking
Blimey. Yes.
She already has, houns. Watch hackers.
Bonkers stuff although according to a colleague in here its not the first time she's had work done in that dept..
Still, horrible decision to have to make, fair play to her.
My MIL is going through a single mastectomy and reconstruction at the mo and thats bad enough.
*googles*
That's me set for the day.
Brave or easy decision for her depending how you look at it
Brave woman, not just to have the surgery but to go public about it
Forget Hackers, watch Gia. 😉
I am not sure I am comfortable with the thought of having surgery 'just in case'.
87% is a fairly convincing number though.
jambalaya - MemberBrave woman, not just to have the surgery but to go public about it
Well nobody would have noticed otherwise would they? 🙄
Brave decision, but why the need to crow about it publicly? Oh yes, I forgot the celebrity worshippers need to be told what to do by one of their "heroes" don't they.
FWIW my MIL had a mastectomy last year (she was 80 at the time) and my OH is booked in to get a lump looked at tomorrow and my mother is awaiting a biopsy following a momogram recall, before anyone starts going on at me not understanding.
Agreed it is, but something doesn't seem right to me. Perhaps it's just because I don't know all the facts.
Bigyinn - It's called "raising awareness".
Indeed, the best way to tackle breast cancer awareness is for everybody to shut up about it. Stuff upper lip an' all that. 😐
[i]My MIL is going through a single mastectomy and reconstruction at the mo and thats bad enough.[/i]
My Mum went through it when she was in 50's. Didn't have the (full)reconstruction though, as she said, she was never large and it improved her golf swing no end.
She could have let the world see them before she had the op
uRRRRGH, no ta i've seen more meat on a leftover spare-rib.
my ex-boss was involved in identifying the BRCA1 gene so I know he'll be interested, hes director of a major cancer institute so i reckon he'll be very keen to get his hands on angelina- for fundraising purposes- hes still gutted he missed out on kylie!
for all her faults shes doing good talking about this and her global reach can only do good things for awareness and open discussion about a potentially taboo subject that affects millions
It's called "raising awareness".
Plus one, thought it was pretty obvious
youve all seen Gia right, terrible film but it has some plus points!
Oh Noes!
Angelina has launched a pre-emptive strike on the funbags.
There's pro-active and there's [i]pro-active[/i]...
Good for her though, takes some courage to have bits cut off you "just in case"
uRRRRGH, no ta i've seen more meat on a leftover spare-rib.
You sir, are clearly blind.
Bigyinn - It's called "raising awareness".
+ lots
I agree very couragous to do this, as such a public figure it was bound to be reported/noticed so she didnt have any alternative to go public, but fair play to the woman. well done. I like her, she comes across well in her public personna and seems like a good person trying to do the right thing. Plus shes horny as hell. 🙂
I am not sure I am comfortable with the thought of having surgery 'just in case'.
thats a very easy thing to say from ontop of your high horse looking down. Brave decision and good luck to her
Brave decision, but why the need to crow about it publicly? Oh yes, I forgot the celebrity worshippers need to be told what to do by one of their "heroes" don't they.
Most likely to raise awareness, and possibly so the tabloids and celebrity mags don't start publishing photos splashed with "ANGIE BOOB JOB SHOCKER". Although they'll probably do that anyway...
I am not sure I am comfortable with the thought of having surgery 'just in case'.
I dunno, if I was told that my breasts had a 87% chance of giving me cancer, I'd have them off. Probably even more likely to do that if I was the mother of young children - it's horrible watching a parent die to cancer.
You sir, are clearly blind.
No, I appreciate the female form as much as the next fella, but she just looks ill.
She'll never be an ambassador for McBurger King put it that way.
My mate elected to have his eye removed. He developed ocular cancer and although they killed off the tumour there was a high chance it would return and spread to his liver and kill him...
A lifetime of not being able to watch 3D films seemed a small sacrifice.
Wonder if Mr Pitt has dug out his Friends box-set?
I am not sure I am comfortable with the thought of having surgery 'just in case'.
thats a very easy thing to say from ontop of your high horse looking down. Brave decision and good luck to her
Not a high horse at all - don't know why you think it is. It is how I feel about it and I have already said it might be down to my lack of understanding of the issue.
Yeah, 87% and confirmed to have the faulty gene, plus her mother dying from BC at 56… I think 'just in case' is more a case of 'avoiding the likely'
[url= http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=0 ]Op-ed piece by her on her decision[/url]
Really quite moving, I'd like to meet my grandchildren
It is how I feel about it and I have already said it might be down to my lack of understanding of the issue.
Yet you still felt the need to be critical.... this is stw I suppose I shouldnt be suprised
Intelligent decision, the risk is very high, she has a family that need her around. Using her celebrity to promote that it is ok to try and stay alive, in the face of whatever loss it may be to Houns "bank", is brilliant.
Lost 4 friends to breast cancer 2 under 45 and it's shit. I have changed my view of Angelina Jolie - courageous lady.
She also has the money to purchase some newfangled sooper-bewbs. Brad must be smacking his lips in anticipation. I would be. In fact, I am.
Never thought I'd compare Angelina with Jade Goody, but here goes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7925685.stm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271834
Fingres crossed for a similar level of awareness raising
Brad must be smacking his lips in anticipation. I would be. In fact, I am.
normally i'm one to promote the admiration of boobs at every opportunity, but i doubt thats at the forefront of his mine considering.
not the most sensitive thread for anyone reading who's lost or has people they love suffering from breast cancer, she's a human not just a body to lust after.
fair play.. thousands of people have surgery to prevent life threatening conditions.. i ve had half my heart chopped out to prevent ill health/death whilst in outwardly good health and prevent not immediate but virtually certain.
i had a 97% chance of surviving the surgery and as the odds tipped toward a 50% chance of death in the next 5 years without it becomes a no brainer even though i was in good health at the time..
wallop - MemberBigyinn - It's called "raising awareness".
I fully agree, but does breast cancer require more awareness? What about the race for life, pink ribbon day etc etc.
I dunno, perhaps because its fairly obvious to me, doesn't mean it is to others.
Yet you still felt the need to be critical.... this is stw I suppose I shouldnt be suprised
/irony
I'm not actually sure exactly how effective preventative double mastectomies are in terms of survival, 87% is an interesting number...something just doesn't feel right though.
Going to have to research this after exams
but I will seriously lol my balls off if it has next to no benefit.
How wonderful for you 🙄
EDIT: Interesting stealth edit interfereswithbadgers... You're not bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap are you?
I fully agree, but does breast cancer require more awareness?
Preventative and early treatments do yes. I bet the majority of people aren't aware that there's a test for this gene and a preventative option.
Meh, I bet it's not a cut and dry issue Molgrips - eg the gene mentioned in the article leads to a lifetime risk of around 65 percent. Double mastectomies, statistically might not be that great for people with a 65 percent risk....but perhaps for Angelina...who I'm assuming they increased the risk for based on family history.
There's the other side of the coin, women might start demanding these when they don't really need it. Interesting topic.
Basically...I'm not sure how useful huge media exposure will be.....and the article makes me uneasy....but I always get uneasy when I see newspapers and celebs quoting stats
😯There's the other side of the coin, women might start demanding these when they don't really need it.
Are you out of your tiny little mind?
I mean, seriously! 🙄
Are you out of your tiny little mind?
He probably is bwaarp, so yes.
No I know, but it's about awareness of the procedure, as much as awareness of the disease.
You are probably right about the risk of people demanding it when they don't really need it though.
Countzero....here's the thing....patients get incredibly worried and so let's say they have an increased risk developing breast cancer...let's say someone at the age of 50 had a 60 percent risk of developing breast cancer over the rest of their lifetime. Where is the point in terms of risk where it becomes a viable option?
Now reports I've read show that preventive mastectomy reduces breast cancer rates in those individuals with BRCA1 to about 10 percent. How effective is that in terms of survival versus other treatment plans like increased screening?
These are all questions I'd like to find answers for....
What I'm trying to say is that I'm not entirely sure mass media exposure is a good thing....given the complexities of treatment options/prognosis.
Good call zokes he is certainly not new but no sure who
Certainly saying some daft stuff
Zulu11??
Good call zokes he is certainly not new but no sure who
Well, when Bwaarp failed to heed Mark's warning a few weeks back he seemed to vanish. Now the badger molester arrives a week ago. Two week stint in the bin?
Certainly saying some daft stuff
Which would tie in.
I think zokes has it JY.
Seriously, some people.
I have a colleague at work who has recently just come back from her second 'dose' of BC. She has had the gene test and has come back positive on them, so pardon me if I'm taking a hardline approach on this. She has two young kids who need their mother (hell which young kids don't) so she is going to have this (and the rest) done too. To recover twice must be unbelieveably hard, I'm not sure how the third would go.
It can't be an easy decision to make. So depsite having no real respect for Ms Jolie prior I have much for her today. To stand up publically about this takes guts and whether you like it or it will have a positive impact overall.
So please, stop all the schoolboy s****ing and growTFU.
have changed my view of Angelina Jolie - courageous lady.
She's not just a stunningly beautiful bimbo though - she's done lots of work with the UNHCR.
Brave woman and I wish her a speedy recovery.
The defective gene runs in mrscarlos family , luckily she hasn't inherited it. When they found a lump 5 years ago we took the decision as a family with young children that if she had the gene then her boobs would be coming off. Selfish as it seems I have never been so scared of loosing someone as I was while we were waiting for the biopsy results (which was a fairly invasive op itself) my wife means everything to me and I really would be lost witout her.
I can totally understand why Angelina Jolie has had this op and think she's very brave.