On May 14, a famous actress wrote an editorial in the New York Times about her decision to have a preemptive double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer. While I applaud this actress for sharing her story as a means of educating the public about this procedure and the genetic abnormality that put her at a higher risk for cancer - discussing one's medical issues in public is not an easy thing to do - I am disappointed (but completely unsurprised) that the news media has focused on her as a celebrity instead of the issue itself.
Cancer prevention and celebrity worship
Cancer prevention and celebrity worship
Cancer prevention and celebrity worship
On May 14, a famous actress wrote an editorial in the New York Times about her decision to have a preemptive double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer. While I applaud this actress for sharing her story as a means of educating the public about this procedure and the genetic abnormality that put her at a higher risk for cancer - discussing one's medical issues in public is not an easy thing to do - I am disappointed (but completely unsurprised) that the news media has focused on her as a celebrity instead of the issue itself.