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Kellie Pickler Shaves Head in Support of Cancer-Stricken Friend

On the cover of Maxim last month, Kellie Pickler lent her body to a very important cause: the U.S. military. Now, the former American Idol singer has offered up her head for another one: breast cancer, specifically good friend Summer Holt Miller, who was diagnosed with in June, has undergone a double mastectomy and starts chemotherapy tomorrow.” “Cancer does not discriminate,” says Pickler in a statement on her Facebook page, while Miller adds: “If this compels even one person to change their mentality toward waiting until the age of 40 for their mammogram, then it will be worth it.” You can watch a video documenting Kellie and Summer’s experience on the official Athena

Teresa Heinz Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Teresa Heinz, the wife of Senator John Kerry, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In light of the controversial new guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force – which advise women under 50 to actually NOT undergo mammograms – Heinz wrote in to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today: “The cancer was detected at an early stage thanks to a mammogram and the work of a remarkable physician who insisted on investigating beyond what the mammogram could show

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Teresa Heinz Diagnosed with Breast Cancer