Positive Results Blog

Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomies: What All Women Need to Know

In light of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she underwent a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, Books for Better Living asked Joi Morris, a woman who went through a similar ordeal, to share what every woman needs to know about hereditary

Angelina Jolie's mastectomies affirm that knowledge is power

I awoke today to dozens of emails from friends and family sending me links to Angelina Jolie's New York Times article about her decision to undergo preventive mastectomies because she is BRCA1 positive. This is indeed big news, mostly for Angelina J

Supreme Court hears arguments today on BRCA gene patents

Today is a big day for the HBOC community. It would be impossible to miss the news that the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in the case known as The Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, a case that has been winding its wa