孔学君医师, 编译自 Medpage Today 12/24/2013
1. 今年三月，好莱坞明星朱莉(Angelina Jolie)在她母亲死于乳腺癌，自己查出BRCA1 后，决定了做预防性双侧乳房切除术，她的这一举动引起肿瘤界讨论。一方面，由于这一基因突变所导致的乳腺癌占所有乳腺癌的5-10%；另一方面，携带这种基因突变者一生中得乳癌的风险在80-90%， 得卵巢癌的风险是40-50%。专家认为，不是每个妇女都需要这项检查， 但是每位妇女都应和自己的医生讨论，建议具有风险因子的妇女做这项检查，比如诊断时年龄较轻，具有明显的家族史，尤其是黑人及Ashkenazi犹太人。
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【波士頓華人雙語網記者李強報導】大波士頓區中華文化協會（GBCCA）藝文小集日前在文協大廳舉行2013年終聚餐，40多位會員不少都帶著各自的拿手好菜前來參加聚餐。新老會員們在一起分享美食、看節目，氣氛非常溫馨。
上圖：新會長姜琴（中）在聚餐間致辭。
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Following the announcement on his desire to buy The New York Times last week, Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao again drew media’s attention by announcing his plan to spend over US$1 million on two severely burned and disfigured Falun Gong self-immolators for their medical treatment.
Held in a hotel in Manhattan, New York, the press conference kicked off by Chen singing a song composed by himself. Chen then proceeded to share his point of views on life and wealth, followed by the real announcements of the press conference today.
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【波士顿华人双语网记者李强图文报道】牛顿中文学校及大波士顿地区华人元旦联欢晚会12月31日在伍本镇的中华艺协演出厅举行。近300名观众欢聚一堂、辞旧迎新，观赏了19个精彩的节目。演员们色彩斑斓的中国民族服饰在波士顿的寒冬提前带给华人朋友们春天的色彩。
上图：粉墨艺术团舞蹈表演。
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Boston, January 8, 2014 –- Governor Deval Patrick today launched the next phase of the Mass HIway Health Information Exchange, joining health care leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to demonstrate the innovative new tools that will allow providers for the first time to locate, request and retrieve medical records from other participating healthcare providers across the Commonwealth on a secure, interconnected system with a click of a button.
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【波士頓華人雙語網綜合報導】紐約新市長白思豪已經於1月2日正式上任，而他當選當晚的慶功宴上，其夫人身上穿了一襲紅色無袖小禮服，站在白思豪旁邊，看起來幹練又優雅。據TVBS獨家報導，這件禮服原來是出自台灣設計師黃光月之手。
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Boston, Jan. 6, 2013, — Before a crowd of thousands, including residents, supporters, political leaders, faith leaders and dignitaries, Mayor Martin J. Walsh this morning took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 54th Mayor of the City of Boston. In a ceremony that also included the swearing-in of the Boston City Council, Mayor Walsh delivered his inaugural address, committing to moving a united Boston forward, a City that provides community, opportunity, and equality to all its citizens. [Remarks as prepared for delivery attached.
Marty Walsh sitting at his desk for the first time (photo credit: Nicole O’Neil Photography).
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【波士顿华人双语网记者李强报道】1月4日，记者在麻州内迪克（Natick）镇牛牛家中同这位天才钢琴家作了简短的访谈，并对他不久前签约国际知名经典音乐家经纪公司ICA表示祝贺。今年16岁的牛牛经过四年的留学生活，已经成长为一名充满自信的职业音乐家。
上图：牛牛在英国披头士乐队主唱列侬（John Lennon）儿时故居前留影（张长峰 提供）。
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Lexington, Mass., Jan. 6, 2013, — While we are celebrating the new year with family and friends and feeling grateful for what we have, it is also time to think about the less fortunate people. With a very saddened heart, we’d like to tell you about an unspeakable tragedy involving a former Lexington resident and her relatives as we ask the community to reach out and help the families.
Miss. Cong (Lisa) Ma, a graduate of Troy University, and four others passed away in a Dec. 2013 accident.
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【波士顿华人双语网记者李强1月7日综合报道】2014年元旦刚过，严寒低温天气席卷美国东北和中部地区，以及加拿大多个省。近日来，美国和加拿大部分地区创下有气象记录以来历史最低温度。美国仅1月4日就有3700架航班被取消，多州学校停课，人们被建议呆在室内，纽约州部分主要公路关闭，印第安纳州西北局地宣布进入紧急状态。而波士顿地区上周四开始的暴风雪天气之后，周六凌晨波士顿市区出现了华氏零下6度（摄氏零下21度）的最低气温。
上图：一位华人在脸书上分享的上周六早上波士顿西北郊威斯福镇的气温。
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