Angelina Jolie has revealed she underwent a
double mastectomy as a prevention measure after a blood test showed she
was genetically susceptible to cancer. "The truth is I carry a faulty
gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing
breast cancer and ovarian cancer," she wrote in an op-ed for The New
York Times. Jolie, 37, lost her mother (pictured) at the age of 56 to
the disease, and said she did not want her six children to face the same
grief. Over three months, she had both breasts removed and
reconstructed. "On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman,"
she wrote. refernce:''yahoo! news''
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