Do review on-line responses from “healthy lifestyle experts” to Angelina Jolie’s breast-removal action.
1) On YouTube: 32 years ago, (now age 60) author Ellen Jaffe Jones considered having mastectomies to dodge a huge family history of cancer, but instead chose diet/running to defy odds.
2) Dr. John McDougall: Some important lessons can be learned from this story.
My comment: Don’t rush into following choices made by celebrities (unless it is to adopt the whole-foods, plant-based diet of Pres. Bill Clinton!).
This article appears in May 30 – Jun 6, 2013.