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My Medical Choice                       
By ANGELINA JOLIE


Published: May 14, 2013
LOS ANGELES

MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.

We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.


My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.

Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average.


Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.


On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work.


But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action.


My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a “nipple delay,” which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. This causes some pain and a lot of bruising, but it increases the chance of saving the nipple.


Two weeks later I had the major surgery, where the breast tissue is removed and temporary fillers are put in place. The operation can take eight hours. You wake up with drain tubes and expanders in your breasts. It does feel like a scene out of a science-fiction film. But days after surgery you can be back to a normal life.


Nine weeks later, the final surgery is completed with the reconstruction of the breasts with an implant. There have been many advances in this procedure in the last few years, and the results can be beautiful.


I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.


It is reassuring that they see nothing that makes them uncomfortable. They can see my small scars and that’s it. Everything else is just Mommy, the same as she always was. And they know that I love them and will do anything to be with them as long as I can. On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.


I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive. So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition. Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has.


For any woman reading this, I hope it helps you to know you have options. I want to encourage every woman, especially if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, to seek out the information and medical experts who can help you through this aspect of your life, and to make your own informed choices.


I acknowledge that there are many wonderful holistic doctors working on alternatives to surgery. My own regimen will be posted in due course on the Web site of the Pink Lotus Breast Center. I hope that this will be helpful to other women.

Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. The cost of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2, at more than $3,000 in the United States, remains an obstacle for many women.

I choose not to keep my story private because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer. It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options.

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.

Angelina Jolie is an actress and director.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html

Isnin, April 22

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National Women Seminar 2013:Future Direction

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            Pusat sumber Kanser Payudara dengan kerjasama Jabatan Radiologi USM akan mengadakan satu Seminar yang bertajuk "National Seminar Women Helath 2013: Future Direction" bertemakan "Together We Share".

Segala maklumat berkaitan dengan seminar akan kami kemaskini dari masa ke semasa.Sebarang maklumat berkenaan Seminar ini bolehlah dilayari di laman web www.medic.usm.my/radiology ataupun dengan melayari blog kami ini.


       




















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Mereka itulah yang mendapat keberkatan yang sempurna dan rahmat dari Tuhannya dan mereka itulah orang-orang yang mendapat petunjuk..."
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Tidak terlambat untuk pihak kami mengucapkan selamat Tahun Baru dan Selamat menyambut Tahun Baru Cina yang akan tiba.Seawal tahun 2013..tak berapa boleh sangat hendak menjenguk blog ini sebab sibuk dengan perancangan aktiviti yang memerlukan komitmen.Perancanagan aktiviti 2013 telah dirancang bagi memudahkan segala aktiviti berjalan dengan lancar..walaupun kita hanya merancang namun Allah S.W.T jua yang menentukan...Pada bulan februari ini,kami ingin berkongsi aktiviti yang dirancangkan...untuk makluman semua,aktiviti kraftangan akan diadakan sebulan sekali iaitu pada hari rabu mengikut tarikh yang di tetapkan.Aktiviti kraftangan ini akan dikendalikan oleh Puan Nor Aizan Harun daripada jabatan akademik ,Puan Faridah Zakiria dari UKAST dan Miss Wong dari KAWAN @ ReHAK.Aktiviti sukarelawan (PINK RIBBEN) dI jalankan seminggu sekali pada setiap rabu.Apa yang paling mengembirakan untuk semua,pemeriksaan payudara dan ultrasound payudara akan dijalankan secara walk-in untuk semua peringkat dijalankan setiap hari berkerja .Marilah kita semua sama-sama mengambil peluang ini dalam penjagaan kesihatan payudara dan mencegah kanser payudara pada tahap 4.
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