Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy

[jakeXT]

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer.

The 37-year-old mother of six has explained her reasons for having the surgery in the New York Times.

She said her doctors estimated she had an 87% risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer. "I decided to be proactive and to minimise the risk as much I could," she wrote.

She said the process began in February and was completed by the end of April.


http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22520720
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html

[Deep13]

1. Can't say it's an unreasonable decision.

I know someone who was found to have similar odds. She didn't have a mastectomy, but an invasive procedure that cleaned out the internal tissue, replacing it with something, and leaving the exterior intact. I guess it's a rather unpleasant process.

[CanSocDem]

2. The power of propaganda.

There is no denying its effects. FEAR is a great motivator.

Too bad she hadn't been exposed to this info from another thread on GD.

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