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Media must report celebrity health stories responsibly

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Angelina Jolie’s openness about her diagnosis has undoubtedly raised public awareness of the importance of inherited cancers. Although Desai and Jena’s study implies that the majority of those accessing gene… Click to show full abstract

Angelina Jolie’s openness about her diagnosis has undoubtedly raised public awareness of the importance of inherited cancers. Although Desai and Jena’s study implies that the majority of those accessing gene testing after Jolie’s announcement were at low risk of carrying a mutation,1 even a small …

Keywords: celebrity health; health stories; report celebrity; stories responsibly; media must; must report

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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