Olivia Munn says she'absolutely broke down' when she saw her body after a double mastectomy
None Olivia Munn, 43, reflects on her emotional experience after undergoing a double mastectomy due to breast cancer. • None "I saw myself for the first time and I was in shock," Munn told People. • None Cases of breast cancer among people under 50 years old are on the rise. Olivia Munn, 43,…#nonecases #oliviamunn #xmen #sharonosbourne #angelinajolie (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Riding the 'Boob Bus'; Prior Authorization Pushback; Cancer Warning for Alcohol?
(MedPage Today) -- "The Boob Bus" -- An entrepreneur turns mammography into a road show. (Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, University of Utah)
Radiation therapy before mastectomy for breast cancer reduced delays in reconstructive surgery. (University... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 12, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Preventive Mastectomy Less Common for Black Women With Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.
Women with cancer affecting one breast often elect to have the other breast... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Philadelphia Teacher Sues District Over Asbestos-Related Cancer
Juan Namnun, an award-winning health and physical education teacher at Frankford High School in Philadelphia, was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma in 2022. His diagnosis led him to file a lawsuit against The School District of Philadelphia.
Papillary carcinoma is a rare type of breast cancer. Following his diagnosis, Namnum underwent a double mastectomy, reconstructive surgery and chemotherapy.
Namnum’s lawsuit claims his diagnosis is “a direct and proximate result of [his] repeated exposure to and inhalation of excessive amounts of asbestos fibers and dust at Frankford High school over a period of mu...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - April 1, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Cancer (Non-Meso) Source Type: news
Breakthrough for thousands of women carrying 'Angelina Jolie' cancer genes as scientists find a way to rev up their immune system to stop them needing mastectomies
In 2013, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie revealed she had made the decision to undergo a double mastectomy after testing positive for mutations in the BRCA1 gene. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 months after a normal mammogram. This is the tool she says ‘saved my life’
Olivia Munn had a double mastectomy last year after being diagnosed with an “aggressive, fast-moving” form of breast cancer, she announced on Instagram Wednesday. She called herself “lucky” after a near-miss diagnosis. Women who have mutations in their BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 genes are at increased…#oliviamunn #thaïsaliabadi #gailmodel #her2 #mayoclinic #nci #noneyour #nonehowmany #brca2 #alaskannative (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Olivia Munn has luminal B breast cancer, resulting in 4 surgeries in 10 months
Olivia Munn revealed Wednesday that she was diagnosed last year with luminal B breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. She considers herself 'lucky.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news
Olivia Munn Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis After Double Mastectomy
Munn said she was given the diagnosis last April, two months after negative results on a test that checked for 90 cancer genes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maya Salam Tags: Breast Cancer Mastectomy Munn, Olivia Actors and Actresses Mulaney, John Tests (Medical) Genetics and Heredity Source Type: news
Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy
Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Olivia Munn Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Reveals She Had a Double Mastectomy
Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and had a double mastectomy. Munn shared the health update in an Instagram post that included a statement about receiving the diagnosis and photos from her treatment in the last year.
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“In the past ten months, I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I ever could have imagined,” she wrote. “Surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice. I guess I haven’t felt like there was ti...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Moises Mendez II Tags: Uncategorized culturepod Source Type: news
Olivia Munn Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Multiple Surgeries: “We Caught It With Enough Time That I Had Options”
Olivia Munn revealed today that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and has undergone four surgeries including a double mastectomy. In an Instagram post today, the 43-year-old actor said, “I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration and support on their own…#oliviamunn #brca #johnmulaney (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter opens up on Chas Dingle's 'heartbreaking' mastectomy decision
EXCLUSIVE: As her Emmerdale character makes the heartbreaking decision to undergo a double mastectomy, Lucy Pargeter reveals how she prepared for the emotional storyline (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preventive Mastectomies May Save Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 -- Women who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes know they are at heightened odds for breast cancer.
Now, Canadian research suggests that for some patients a " risk-reducing " preventive mastectomy may cut the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Low-dose PEM shows promise in breast cancer detection
Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) can detect invasive breast cancer in a feasible manner, according to research published February 9 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
A team led by Vivianne Freitas, MD, from the University of Toronto found that PEM performed comparably to MRI in breast cancer detection and could serve as a supplemental imaging method for evaluating dense breasts.
"This groundbreaking imaging technique presents a compelling alternative, mirroring the clinical utility of traditional mammography and MRI but utilizing considerably lower doses of radiation when compared with previously molecular breast...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Robotic Mastectomy Is Feasible, But Is it Safe? Robotic Mastectomy Is Feasible, But Is it Safe?
One expert asks whether there is sufficient information about the oncologic safety of robotic mastectomy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 7, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
