Thread: Angelina Jolie undergoes double mastectomy

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by Ozcol

You can guaratee if the ovaries are removed we will know about it so all the press can gush about how heroic she is ,instead of how rich she is.

Why would the press gush about how rich she is? She's a movie star, it's a given.

I personally would have liked her to take the opportunity to ask why the test for this gene costs $3,000 though. That's out of reach for many of those susceptible, and they probably just die in most of the world (actually I would imagine loads die in the US for the lack of medical coverage).

It will generate quite some business for those who offer such test for $3,000. Unnecessary, the normal screening paid for by the insurances detects breast cancers in the early stage, and one doesn't drop dead with this diagnosis within a week.

I reckon insurances don't pay for preventive breast removals, either.

And in the near future, people scared shitless by propaganda the likes of A.Jolie's will take out loans to test for a variety of defective genes.

Originally Posted by Rainfall

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by Ozcol

You can guaratee if the ovaries are removed we will know about it so all the press can gush about how heroic she is ,instead of how rich she is.

Why would the press gush about how rich she is? She's a movie star, it's a given.

I personally would have liked her to take the opportunity to ask why the test for this gene costs $3,000 though. That's out of reach for many of those susceptible, and they probably just die in most of the world (actually I would imagine loads die in the US for the lack of medical coverage).

It will generate quite some business for those who offer such test for $3,000. Unnecessary, the normal screening paid for by the insurances detects breast cancers in the early stage, and one doesn't drop dead with this diagnosis within a week.

I reckon insurances don't pay for preventive breast removals, either.

And in the near future, people scared shitless by propaganda the likes of A.Jolie's will take out loans to test for a variety of defective genes.

It's not propaganda if it gets women who don't even realise the probabilities to at least go and discuss it with their doctor. The only clue they need is a history of breast or ovarian cancer in the family, and even that doesn't make it certain.

This is not a forum for discussion about greedy doctors and medical companies, if it turns into it, perhaps it should go to Speakers.

Most of you lot haven't got it yet, have you? With all your sexist snidy little remarks.

Do you think she actually went through this to promote her next movie? Get a grip on a bit of reality instead of your own dicks, she did this for her health,

And yes, or what has been said, she is going to get a hysterectomy and her ovaries out. Why? To live, that's why. Not to make millions, or get her saggy bits lifted.

Sometimes i think the men on here who think themselves so well educated know absolutely nothing.

Go get you moobs lobbed off and see how it feels.

^ Sincerely hope you don't include me in that little rant patsycat.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

^ Sincerely hope you don't include me in that little rant patsycat.

Nor moi either.

Name names there Patsy 'cause the broad-brush approach really doesn't get it...

Originally Posted by patsycat

Go get you moobs lobbed off and see how it feels.

Now now, calm down. Lance did it for all of us and it turned out just fine. Didn't you see the rush of males to the testicle clinic?

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by patsycat

Go get you moobs lobbed off and see how it feels.

Now now, calm down. Lance did it for all of us and it turned out just fine. Didn't you see the rush of males to the testicle clinic?

Lance had testicular cancer. If I had it, I'd being going to the clinic to wave goodbye to the diseased bollock.

Wouldn't you?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by patsycat

Go get you moobs lobbed off and see how it feels.

Now now, calm down. Lance did it for all of us and it turned out just fine. Didn't you see the rush of males to the testicle clinic?

Lance had testicular cancer. If I had it, I'd being going to the clinic to wave goodbye to the diseased bollock.

Wouldn't you?

Lets make it a tad more realistic. Lets say that, due to advances in modern science, ltnt knew, knew with near 100% certainty, that some time in the next 20 years he was going to get testicular cancer. Not "think", not "maybe", but damn sure that, some time, it could be tomorrow, it could be 2 years, or 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 - but it is coming, he will get cancer of the testis.

So, wait for it to start - knowing that if it starts, however good the screening it might be so advanced that by the time it is detected it could be too late and you will die - or whip those nads off at the next available opportunity.

In this scenario, the ONLY question would be whether my family was complete, and I would be on the table the next fee slot.

Bit like Jolene maybe.

..and anything else IS bollix.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

^ Sincerely hope you don't include me in that little rant patsycat.

No, or none of you (nasty ones excluded). But as Nige said a few posts back - no woman would go through the trauma of what she did without thinking long and hard about it.

Originally Posted by patsycat

Originally Posted by nidhogg

^ Sincerely hope you don't include me in that little rant patsycat.

No, or none of you (nasty ones excluded). But as Nige said a few posts back - no woman would go through the trauma of what she did without thinking long and hard about it.

Based on what we understand today, she made the right choice. No question. I personally would advise any woman who carried this mutation of BRCA to do the same thing -ovaries too if the family is complete.

Nice boobs is one thing (or two), not dying is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by patsycat

Go get you moobs lobbed off and see how it feels.

Now now, calm down. Lance did it for all of us and it turned out just fine. Didn't you see the rush of males to the testicle clinic?

Lance had testicular cancer. If I had it, I'd being going to the clinic to wave goodbye to the diseased bollock.

Wouldn't you?

Would you have it removed preventively if you found out you have a gene that increases the probability your balls turn sour?

Would you pay $3,000 for a test to establish whther you have that one screwed-up gene?

And would you turn it into a global media event, stressing that you discussed the state of your balls with your children, but because you had removed them, your kids don't have to be afraid to lose dad to testicular cancer?

Originally Posted by Rainfall

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by patsycat

Go get you moobs lobbed off and see how it feels.

Now now, calm down. Lance did it for all of us and it turned out just fine. Didn't you see the rush of males to the testicle clinic?

Lance had testicular cancer. If I had it, I'd being going to the clinic to wave goodbye to the diseased bollock.

Wouldn't you?

Would you have it removed preventively if you found out you have a gene that increases the probability your balls turn sour?

Would you pay $3,000 for a test to establish whther you have that one screwed-up gene?

And would you turn it into a global media event, stressing that you discussed the state of your balls with your children, but because you had removed them, your kids don't have to be afraid to lose dad to testicular cancer?

That isn't what I asked, is it?