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Monday, June 3, 2013

Season 3 Episode 170 | 27m 41s

Dr. Lisa Planeta from the Breast Care Center at Mercy Medical Center discusses preventive breast removal surgery & the BRCA1 gene; the results of the most recent Pioneer Valley Planning Commission State of the People Report; Jessica Spanknebel suffered a brain hemorrhage April 18th. Her 12 year old son Gage used his 6 years of fire prevention training to keep his head and saved his mother's life

Aired: 06/02/13
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