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Angelina Jolie just revealed she had an elective double matectomy as a preventative measure. She found out she had a genetic predisposition to get cancer, about an 87% chance of developing breast cancer and a 50% chance of ovarian cancer. Her mother died of cancer at the age of 56.
Jolie came out with her decision in a letter to the New York Times. What a brave lady!
"I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive," says Jolie. "Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has."
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