May 18, 2013

Woman shares decision to have double masectomy

Medical factors behind the difficult choice not uncommon

As Seen on 'Fox & Friends'

  • Warrior Games 2013

    For the fourth consecutive year, Deloitte is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Warrior Games, a Paralympic-style competition featuring 260 service members and veterans from the United States and the United Kingdom

  • For Our Son

    Aaron Carson Vaughn was one of America's most elite warriors. On 6 Aug, 2011 he, along with 29 other rough, fearless, American warriors, stepped into a CH-47D Chinook chopper in the black of night and headed to a mission from which they would never return

'Fox & Friends' Reading List

  • 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives' by Guy Fieri

    From the publisher: Continuing the series of New York Times bestselling books, 'Diners, Drive-ins and Dives' includes profiles of great American restaurants, delicious recipes, tons of photos, hilarious stories from Guy, his Krew, and the restaurant owners, and a tricked-out, full-color fold-out map of the United States featuring every restaurant in the book

  • 'I'm No Angel' by Kylie Bisutti

    From the publisher: In December 2011, 21-year-old Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti stunned the fashion industry when she chose faith over fame and fortune and made the switch from supermodel to role model. In 'I'm No Angel,' Kylie shares her story -- from her early years struggling to make it big in the cut-throat world of modeling, her 'big break' winning the Victoria's Secret Runway Angel competition, and the disillusionment and spiritual warfare that followed, to the moment she realized that she could no longer reconcile her career with her Christian beliefs, surrendered her life to God, said goodbye to the runway, and dedicated her life to preaching a message of modesty and inner beauty

  • 'Rich Food Poor Food' by Mira and Jayson Calton

    From the publisher: Do you get confused while poring over labels at the grocery store, trying to determine the healthiest options? What makes one box of cereal better for you than another, and how are we supposed to decipher the extensive lists of mysterious ingredients on every package, and then determine whether they are safe or toxic to your family's health?

  • 'Baby Steps' by Elisabeth Rohm

    From the publisher: When Elisabeth Rohm started blogging about her family for People.com, she had no idea how many women would respond to her stories about struggling with infertility. Now the actress best known for her role on 'Law and Order' shares what she hasn’t yet: the full story of how in-vitro fertilization allowed her to have a child, how talking about infertility helped her cope with it, and how her desire for a baby and the difficult path that led to one taught her about herself and made her into the woman she was meant to be

  • 'Keep It Pithy' by Bill O'Reilly

    From the publisher: Bill O'Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled track record as an author and with the #1-rated Fox News show, 'The O'Reilly Factor,' O'Reilly has become a veritable institution of political insight and keen advice. In 'Keep It Pithy,' O'Reilly offers a classic collection of the most memorable writings from his bestselling books, and looks back at how his opinions and ideas have been proven right or wrong by the passage of time. With his trademark candor and no-nonsense approach, each chapter focuses on a core theme as it gathers O’Reilly’s thoughts on the most compelling issues of our time and provides readers an illuminating guide to the American cultural landscape

  • 'The Outsider' by Jimmy Connors

    From the publisher: 'The Outsider' is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors. Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public's adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open, competing against players half his age

  • 'Viper Pilot' by Dan Hampton

    From the publisher: Action-packed and breathtakingly authentic, 'Viper Pilot' is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history: U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War

  • 'Dinner with the Smileys' by Sarah Smiley

    From the publisher: Fifty-two guests take turns filling a military father's chair at his family's dinner table while he serves his yearlong deployment. The week before Thanksgiving 2011, Dustin Smiley left for a yearlong military deployment. Soon after, his son Ford, eleven, invited Senator Susan Collins to fill his dad's chair at dinner. On January 3, 2012, Senator Collins came to dinner ... and brought brownies. So began Dinner with the Smileys, nationally syndicated columnist Sarah Smiley's fifty-two-week commitment to fill her husband's place at the family dinner table with interesting people--from schoolteachers to Olympians, professional athletes to famous authors, comedians to politicians--and unique role models for her three sons, even as she knows Dustin's seat cannot truly be "filled" until he is home again for the fifty-third dinner