Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.Full story
Summit City Sluggers "Strike Out" Breast Cancer
Baseball teams partner with Vera Bradley to take a swing at striking out breast cancer. Full story
Komen foundation cancels breast cancer walk in 7 cities
Donations to the Susan G. Komen Foundation have fallen ever since the charity’s brand was damaged when their founder tried to deny funds to Planned Parenthood. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
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Angelina Jolie’s first appearance since mastectomy
Actress Angelina Jolie appeared with her husband, Brad Pitt, at the London premiere of his thriller “World War Z,” moved to tears by support from her fans after her revelation that she had undergone a double mastectomy to lower the likelihood of developing breast cancer. NBC’s Brian Williams reports
Jo Dee Messina belts out ‘Woman’s Rant’
Multiplatinum country singer Jo Dee Messina, whose music helped Hoda get through breast cancer, performs “A Woman’s Rant,” a song Messina hopes to include on her next album.
Breast cancer in black and white
Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists look at hereditary genetics and how race factors into the fight against breast cancer.
Your genes, your breasts, and the choices women face
Angelina Jolie’s story thrust the issue of breast cancer back onto the national stage this week. While her story is harrowing, it is not uncommon. Yet she is fortunate because she has access to health care and testing that can actually diagnose her with having the BRCA1 gene. What happens to those w
Actress places genetic testing in spotlight
Time magazine’s Radhika Jones shares this week’s cover story, “The Angelina Effect,” which sparked the national conversation on breast cancer testing.
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