
Randy Jones, professor of nursing; Pat Hollen, professor emerita of nursing; Crystal Chu, graduate nursing student; and Dr. Lynn Dengel, a surgeon at the UVA Medical Center.
(Credit University of Virginia)
When actress Angelina Jolie learned she was at high risk for breast cancer, she opted to have both breasts removed and reconstructed.
Since then, many women who are not at high risk have — nevertheless – followed her lead.
Now, a PhD candidate at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing hopes to reverse that trend as Sandy Hausman reports.