The first time I told him the story, I stood in a warm bath as steam rose up around me. My voice echoed on the tiled walls. It felt like a kind of baptism, my words naming something that didn’t quite exist before I said it, and that naming eventually made it mine. it was …
Federal regulators placed black box warnings on breast implant packaging on Wednesday, telling manufacturers to only sell the devices to healthcare providers who review the potential risks to patients before surgery. A new checklist that advises both warnings and patients about risks and side effects states that breast implants are linked to an immune system …
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One picture shows actress Shannen Doherty completely bald, with a bloody cotton ball on her nose, looking straight into the camera and looking almost confrontational. Another one is more fun – Ms. Doherty, 50, wears Cookie Monster pajamas and a Cookie Monster eye mask in bed. She admits how tired she was from chemotherapy for …
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Heidi Marsh, 46, of Seattle, tested positive for the PALB2 mutation after her mother, a breast cancer and pancreatic cancer patient, was found to have it. He said his own doctor was unaware of the gene. “My OB-GYN was aware of my mother’s history and never recommended genetic testing,” said Ms. Marsh. “He never heard …
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Heidi Marsh, 46, of Seattle, tested positive for the PALB2 mutation after her mother, a breast cancer and pancreatic cancer patient, was found to have it. He said his own doctor was unaware of the gene. “My OB-GYN was aware of my mother’s history and never recommended genetic testing,” said Ms. Marsh. “He never heard …
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