Open AccessThe Angelina effect: immediate reach, grasp, and impact of going public
Author(s) -
Dina L. G. Borzekowski,
Yue Guan,
Katherine Clegg Smith,
Lori H. Erby,
Debra Roter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
genetics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1530-0366
pISSN - 1098-3600
DOI - 10.1038/gim.2013.181
Subject(s) - respondent , medicine , breast cancer , family history , family medicine , mastectomy , psychology , cancer , surgery , political science , law
In May 2013, Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times opinion piece that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy because she had a family history of cancer and carried a rare mutation of the BRCA1 gene. Media coverage has been extensive, but it is not obvious what messages the public took from this personal health story.
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