Breast cancer, the odds of contracting, and methods to minimize risk have gained recent attention in the media as a result of Actress Angelina Jolies announcement that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a mutation of the gene which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. She wrote in a New York Times op-edPreview the documentView in a new window piece, My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman. However, this controversy is one that has been around for quite some time. After watching the video and reading Jolies op-ed about her decision, read the two much older articles that are linked below.Once you have watched the video and read the articles, prepare an essay:1) Summarizing the arguments put forth by each person making a claim (including Jolie).2) Evaluate the video and each article using Bests Damn Lies and Statistics as the foundation for your review.3) Which of the three women has the best argument and why?4) Are the two articles and the video really talking about the same issue?5) And finally, did the information garnered from the op-ed and/or video sway your thoughts and conclusions about the 2 articles? How and why? Why not?VideoClick to view this is a media commentOp-ed:My Medical Choice by Angelina Jolie NYTimes.pdfPreview the documentView in a new windowArticlesOne in NinePreview the documentView in a new windowBetter OddsPreview the documentView in a new windowFor a detailed description of the Rubric which will be used to evaluate this assignment click HEREView in a new windowCLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER !!!CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS PAPER AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE
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