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Before you get weirded out by Natalie Portman's dad commenting on a celebrities drastic choice about her boobs, we should clarify that Natalie Portman's dad is a doctor — and besides, it wasn't just a choice about boobs, it was a choice about health and living a long life!

Dr. Avner Hershlag is the chief of the Center for Human Reproduction at North Shore LIJ and also Natalie Portman's dad. He's spoken out about having the utmost respect for Angelina while sharing his own medical insight. Here's what he had to say:

Tags: angelina jolie, cancer, dad, doctor, double mastectomy, health, inspiration, natalie portman

There are few things worse in this world than cancer.

It's a horrible disease that ruins lives… but it can be prevented!!

Right now, it's Pet Cancer Awareness Month and so what better way to spread awareness than by sharing some of Dr. Patrick Mahaney's tips for preventing cancer in your pet??

Dr. Mahaney's Top Five Holistic Pet Cancer Prevention Tips:

I would love to call this article my top five holistic tips to cure pet cancer, but I feel that title might be somewhat misleading. Through my experiences working with my oncology colleagues at the Veterinary Cancer Group (VCG), I’m aware that some cancers can be cured but the majority of them are clinically managed (put into remission, etc.) and don’t necessarily completely resolve.

Cancer is a disease disease that we veterinarians are diagnosing more frequently in pets. According to the Morris Animal Foundation “1 in 2 dogs will develop cancer and 1 in 4 dogs will die of the disease”.

As there is no guarantee for a cure, we should strive to prevent our pets from developing cancer in the first place. Yet, as cancer is a complicated disease of the immune system involving excessive growth of cells having altered DNA, the origins of the disease never have singular nor finite cause. Therefore, there is no absolute guarantee that our best efforts to prevent cancer from happening will guarantee a desired outcome (i.e. having a pet never develop cancer).

May is Pet Cancer Awareness Month, so I want to emphasize the concept that making healthy lifestyle choices can provide a better state of overall wellness and potentially reduce the likelihood that cancer may occur. Although there is no failproof cancer preventative tactic, here are my top five tips to help keep your pet cancer free.

Tags: cancer, cat, dog, dr. patrick mahaney, holistic, pet, pet cancer, pets, prevent, sad, tips

Angelina Jolie has been the center of attention the last couple of days for raising awareness for women's health issues when she announced she was having preventative surgeries!

But some people are still a little unclear about all of the medical jargon that has come along with the news, so here are some important facts to help clear up any lingering confusion:

What is a BRCA1 gene?

Tags: angelina jolie, brca1 gene, breast cancer, cancer, dna, doctor, gene mutation, health, medical jargon, ovarian cancer, surgery, tested

This is such a grown-up mom look.

It's so sensible and boring, like something you'd wear to a job interview.

But since she has a job, Emma Stone wore this rather dowdy ensem to the Gilda's Club NYC 6th Annual Benefit Luncheon in NYC on Wednesday to celebrate women living and working with cancer.

So, we guess the high-neck cream blouse and floral print tapered pants, both by Michael Kors, are actually event-appropriate. It was a luncheon after all.

Can you really blame us for preferring Emma in pretty, feminine frocks, though?

She spoiled us!

[Image via Alberto Reyes/WENN.]

Tags: cancer, emma stone, gildas club annual benefit luncheon, michael kors, michael kors prefall 2013, new york

Angelina Jolie has put her bravery on full display over the last few days after announcing she had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer! But don't just ask us! A ton of her fellow celebrities are saying the same thing!

From Paris Hilton to Octavia Spencer, DOZENS of stars have taken to Twitter to show support for Angie and praise her for raising awareness of an important issue for women:

Kudos to Angelina Jolie for using her voice yet again to inform and inspire. nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opi…

— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) May 15, 2013

I lost my Mom to Breast cancer & am embarrassedto admit that I've been too scared to get tested. I feel differently today #AngelinaJolie

— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards18) May 15, 2013

Tags: angelina jolie, breast cancer, brenda song, cancer, celebrities, double mastectomy, health, jennifer love hewitt, kyle richards, lisa rinna, maria shriver, mario lopez, octavia spencer, paris hilton, patton oswalt, reaction, surgery, tom arnold, twitter

Talk about the understatement of the century!!

We can all pretty much agree that Angelina Jolie is extremely brave for sharing the news of her double mastectomy with the world. But Zoe Saldana took it one step further when she said she thinks she's "the ultimate badass!"

We couldn't agree more!

The lovely actress was walking the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of her upcoming film Star Trek Into Darkness when she said Angelina's announcement is very important and inspiring for women who could be facing the same risks!

Tags: angelina jolie, badass, cancer, chris pine, double mastectomy, fran drescher, hollywood, jj abrams, premiere, red carpet, star trek into darkness, trekkies, zoe saldana

Things have been a LOT better between Angelina Jolie and her father Jon Voight since they had a major falling out in the early 2000's, but apparently there are still a few minor communication issues to work out!

Jon says he had NO clue that his daughter was planning on having a double mastectomy to lower her risk of cancer! In fact, he had to find out about it the same way we all did: Through the internet!

Angie and her dad saw each other just two days before she went under the knife, but he says the subject never came up for some strange reason:

Tags: angelina jolie, brad pitt, cancer, daughter, double mastectomy, father, health, internet, jon voight, perezcious parenting, surgery