Angelina Jolie’s faulty gene: newspaper coverage of a celebrity’s preventive bilateral mastectomy in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom | Zendy

Kalina Kamenova | Zendy; Amir Reshef | Zendy; Timothy Caulfield | Zendy

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Angelina Jolie’s faulty gene: newspaper coverage of a celebrity’s preventive bilateral mastectomy in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom

Author(s) -

Kalina Kamenova,

Amir Reshef,

Timothy Caulfield

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.2013.199

Subject(s) - newspaper , medicine , mastectomy , prophylactic mastectomy , breast cancer , genetic testing , family medicine , media coverage , public opinion , advertising , media studies , cancer , political science , law , politics , sociology , business

This study investigates the portrayal of Angelina Jolie's preventive bilateral mastectomy in the news media. Content analysis of print news was conducted to identify major frames used in press coverage, the overall tone of discussions, how journalists report broader questions about BRCA1/2 testing and hereditary breast/ovarian cancer, and whether they raise concerns about the impact of celebrities on patients' choices and public opinion.

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