ANGELINA JOLIE:DOUBLE MASTECTOMY.....

 

 

 

Actress-Angelina Jolie, 37, has had both of her breasts removed to prevent her from getting breast cancer.

The Oscar-winning actress has said she underwent the double mastectomy after doctors found a gene that makes the probability of her developing breast cancer very high.

 



According to Angelina Jolie, the breasts surgically became necessary after her doctor revealed she had an 87% risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer. After under going mastectomy, her current risk hovers around 5%.

She is quoted as saying; “I do not feel any less of a woman…I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.”