FabSwingers.com forum: Angelina Jolie has had a double masectomy.

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Brave decision. Get well soon. Story from the BBC below.

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.

In an article entitled My Medical Choice, Ms Jolie explained that her mother fought cancer for nearly a decade and died at the age of 56.

She said she had sought to reassure her children that the same illness would not take her away from them, "but the truth is I carry a 'faulty' gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer".

She said that once she "knew that this was my reality", she had taken the decision to undergo the nine weeks of complex surgery required for a double mastectomy.

Her chances of developing breast cancer have now dropped from 87% to under 5%, she said.

She praised her partner, Brad Pitt, for his love and support throughout the procedure, and said she was reassured that her children had found nothing in the results "that makes them uncomfortable".

"I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity," she said.

"For any woman reading this, I hope it helps you to know you have options," Ms Jolie went on to say.

"I want to encourage every woman, especially if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, to seek out the information and medical experts who can help you through this aspect of your life, and to make your own informed choices."

The award-winning actress and director is also a long-time supporter of humanitarian causes. She is currently a UN special envoy.

During the period she was undergoing the double mastectomy procedure, Ms Jolie visited the Democratic Republic of Congo with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague - and attended the G8 summit of foreign ministers in London - to raise awareness over sexual violence in conflict.

She also helped launch a charity to fund girls' education set up by the Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban last October.

Ms Jolie has three biological children and three adopted children with Brad Pitt.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What a woman

Plus she's so sexy

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"What a woman

Plus she's so sexy

Very strong minded lady. I am glad she has gone public to highlight it to other women. Publicity like this saves lives

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What a woman

Plus she's so sexy

Very strong minded lady. I am glad she has gone public to highlight it to other women. Publicity like this saves lives "

Fair play to her and a real testament to what a celebrity can do for awareness and prevention etc

Just a dam shame we wont be seeing those gorgeous boobs bouncing around in a forthcoming Tomb raider

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm sure with her wealth she will be able to afford some decent reconstruction work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure with her wealth she will be able to afford some decent reconstruction work. "

I am sure that everyone that has had breast Cancer gets decent reconstruction work..... Money or no money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Terrible decision to have to make and good on her for highlighting this terrible disease - I for one wish her well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

wow what a woman brave and now showing the world by highlighting this disease showing no matter how much money you can still get this.... a real icon not just in films.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didnt Michelle Heaton (former Liberty X star) also have the same thing done. Her case was shown on Loraine Kelly's show.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow I hadn't read that. Good for her for going public. Brave decision. Good luck to her and all in the same situation. Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Didnt Michelle Heaton (former Liberty X star) also have the same thing done. Her case was shown on Loraine Kelly's show. "
yes she done this too .. And you can understand why .. xx Take there risks right down having the Jenn. xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What a woman

Plus she's so sexy

Very strong minded lady. I am glad she has gone public to highlight it to other women. Publicity like this saves lives "
here here and that my friend she's awesome and what a brave woman she is , so good luck to her

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By *atelotmanMan
over a year ago

Chatham

What a very BRAVE lady,she will still be beautiful in my eyes no matter what

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I read this very early this morning and the bit that struck me was she continued with her humanitarian engagements throughout. The other part of the story is that she has done this involving her children. She continues to amaze me and I wish her well and a long life.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

What an amazing woman - truly inspirational for many, no doubt!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"What an amazing woman - truly inspirational for many, no doubt! "

Woman's Hour just had a consultant on saying about 30% with the BRCA1 gene opt for a double mastectomy to reduce the risk.

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

This lady has probably just done more for gene screening than most of the cancer charities could have hoped for. Hope she and all her family the best.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"What an amazing woman - truly inspirational for many, no doubt!

Woman's Hour just had a consultant on saying about 30% with the BRCA1 gene opt for a double mastectomy to reduce the risk."
It is a brave decision for any woman I think - and for Angelina being the icon she is, it may have been even more difficult. To me it sounds like putting her family first and that in itself gets her my admiration.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure with her wealth she will be able to afford some decent reconstruction work.

I am sure that everyone that has had breast Cancer gets decent reconstruction work..... Money or no money

All breast cancer patients in the UK arw certainly offered that option. Not the same in other countries. Thank god for the NHS!

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

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What a very brave decision for a very brave woman. I am guessing there are lots of women about who do the same thing...I think there was a young singer did it not long ago too.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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Just for future reference....Admin would rather people put a link in to an article rather than copy and paste the words.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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"Didnt Michelle Heaton (former Liberty X star) also have the same thing done. Her case was shown on Loraine Kelly's show. "

Ah, it will teach me to not read down the thread....yes thats who I was thinking of

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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Just for future reference....Admin would rather people put a link in to an article rather than copy and paste the words.

Thanks

Sorry

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