founder of the susan g. komen for the cure. dr. steven grobmyer, head of the cleveland clinic breast center. good morning to both of you. doctor, let me start with you. jolie learned she has this mu tigs and the brca1 gene. getting a double mastectomy is a major decision. it required multiple surgeries. what factors sbo into making a decision like that? the decision to have a double mastectomy is obviously a complicated one. it s one that patients should make in consultation with their doctors and with their family. taking into account the long term risks of developing breast cancer and the quality of life issues that attend to such decisions. she was told as we reported that she had an 87% chance of developing cancer based on this testing. is that typical for someone with that genetic mutation? yes, it is. there are several known genetic mutations now associated with the risk of developing breast cancer. the risk is slightly different for each mutation. it s generally in the ran
you know, we, of course, a great education really relies on parents, on principles, and on teachers. and there s been a lot of pushback. teaching is the central fact of our lives as kids. right. this is a little bit of video about you and your favorite teachers. i had a couple teachers. and one i ll remember forever is harvey lesure my tenth grade american history teacher. even though i was the worst student in the class, he saw something in me. he made me feel, i don t know how he did it, like some great music, like some great mu tigs. he made me feel like i had something to say. for me it was ira serasen in seventh grade who made me stop being the class cutup and finally fall in love with government, politics and history. what is it about the talent of an individual teacher and how do we foster that? whether this is a union teacher