Angelina Jolie has undergone preventative double mastecomy

[Meeko87]

I just got off the phone with Mary Smith from east bumfeck montana who suffered from a serious case of blah blah blah. She said, she would like it if her name was not mentioned in this thread, and to please respect her privacy as she is still undergoing treatment for her blah blah blah, thank you.

[xXBUDXx]

Originally Posted by Meeko87

I just got off the phone with Mary Smith from east bumfeck montana who suffered from a serious case of blah blah blah. She said, she would like it if her name was not mentioned in this thread, and to please respect her privacy as she is still undergoing treatment for her blah blah blah, thank you.

I am a certified blah blah blahologist. Please, give her my number.

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by Torqaholic

Because society is being brainwashed by this crap and I have to put up with them. What are you going to do if suddenly every woman decides to go get their hooters chopped off? There's nothing stopping them you know.

You mean besides society's focus on the female breast as a measure of beauty and the fact that just as a man's penis represents his "manhood" a woman's breasts can define her "motherhood"...

[Kerrmudgeon]

I am sooooo sick of this story being on every newscast on the continent for the last few days. And not once does anyone say that MOST normal people with the bad gene could not possibly afford the necessary surgery!

And no, it's not covered by our health care system either. So it's basically an option for brave ultra rich women.

Why don't they bring the $$$ up instead of giving false hope to women in this dangerous group.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Originally Posted by TxAg

1. Change the channel. It's on every channel and talk show, and newspaper!

2. Please define, in a minimum dollar amount "ultra rich".
Anyone who can't afford to lose their house doing this operation, even semi rich!
3. It's not false hope if one is willing to do what ever it takes to beat a disease.
Including putting themselves and families into the poor house?
4. Here's some non "ultra rich" women who have had the same procedure:So, why don't they give the cost so people would know what to expect ?? It's like advertising a car and not including the price, which I hate.
Angelina Jolie mastectomy: Why 4 women chose preventive breast cancer surgery like Angelina | Mail Online

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon

I am sooooo sick of this story being on every newscast on the continent for the last few days. And not once does anyone say that MOST normal people with the bad gene could not possibly afford the necessary surgery!

And no, it's not covered by our health care system either. So it's basically an option for brave ultra rich women.

Why don't they bring the $$$ up instead of giving false hope to women in this dangerous group.

As with every "new idea", change does not occur easily.
HMO's may "become aware" that by doing a preemptive strike and identifying people with the bad gene, their precious dollars may be saved in the long run by doing the operation.
The all mighty dollar drives everything.
1) Will it cost less to do the test for a person who is heritability predisposed to breast cancer than wait and treat one that will eventually get cancer??
2) Once a person is found to have the gene, is it more cost effective to do the mastectomy immediately, or, wait and do countless tests, prescribe thousands of dollars worth of medicine, make someone go to the doctor tens of times, and ultimately have a mastectomy anyway?
I don't have the numbers, but I'd venture a guess and say that a preemptive strike is ultimately less expensive.
If this is the case, just maybe the Jolie case will "enlighten" the money men, and it will eventually be covered by insurance.
Man, if you're sick of the hype, change the channel.
I will admit though, that one NFL game of pink uniforms is acceptable, but an entire month? I'm not for that.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Man, if you're sick of the hype, change the channel.

Or take my approach. Turn it on for ballgames only.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Or take my approach. Turn it on for ballgames only.

Ya, who stares at it for that long?.
It's out there , and if you have an iron in the fire, you'll watch it.
I just got back in from shooting some 9mm rounds into a target.
We can turn this into a gun thread if he wants....

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Ya, who stares at it for that long?

More listening than actually staring at the set.

I just got back in from shooting some 9mm rounds into a target. We can turn this into a gun thread if he wants..

Pop a few caps did ya? Whip out the 9? The AK? The 1911 Kimber?

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon

I am sooooo sick of this story being on every newscast on the continent for the last few days. And not once does anyone say that MOST normal people with the bad gene could not possibly afford the necessary surgery!

And no, it's not covered by our health care system either. So it's basically an option for brave ultra rich women.

Why don't they bring the $$$ up instead of giving false hope to women in this dangerous group.

And here you go... Did the awareness that Jolie brought to this issue cause this article to be in the financial pages today? Uhh, yep....

Will insurance cover cancer genetic testing, preventive surgery? - Yahoo! Finance

[Kerrmudgeon]

I'm going to bet that the listed cost of all the surgery is far greater than stated in this article, but even at 23,000$ that's not covered by any plan, it's still a lot more than most can afford.

3k$.....just for the testing to SEE if you are prone to this disease!

http://ca.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0...1-e66f58ae1146













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