Improving the odds

News Last week, actress and director Angelina Jolie made public the fact that she had a double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA2 gene. It started a national conversation about proactive health care and the resources available for such pre-emptive treatments. It also put a face to the issue – a face that symbolizes beauty and sensuality. For Heather Scholten of Cheney: “It makes it so much easier to tell my story.” Because of family history, Scholten, 42, elected to have a double mastectomy and a full hysterectomy.

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  • Correction

    May 22, 2013 on Page A13 Tuesday’s editorial on the proposed visa for immigrant entrepreneurs misnamed the U.S. Senate bill. It is Startup Act 3.0

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