Former NBC anchor Jenna Wolfe revealed last month that she tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation. Having the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation increases a person's risk for ovarian and breast cancer.

STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) - Recovery has been hard since 37-year-old Jennifer Gooch had an elective mastectomy after a 2009 genetic test revealed a mutation that could've led to breast cancer. In the wake ...

Linda Perry secretly underwent a double mastectomy in 2021 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. “I feel so lucky because there’s so many women that don’t get that opportunity,” the former 4 Non ...

DEAR ANNIE:Seven years ago, I had an elective bilateral mastectomy. I had multiple lumps and biopsies, coupled with a family history of cancer. Also, my young daughter was reaching the age I was when ...

Training overweight/obese older women at high risk for breast cancer to use web-based weight loss tools: The HELP pilot study. Background: BRRM otherwise known as prophylactic or preventive mastectomy ...

Jeannine Schumacher said she took medical leave for reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy. She said she was told she was being investigated for fraud because the surgery was "elective." An ...

What counts as an elective medical procedure? The answer to that question can have a profound impact on patients across the Miami Valley, as the state has recommended all elective procedures be ...

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