Angelina Jolie has Ovaries Removed in Preventive Surgery

Angelina Jolie has Ovaries Removed in Preventive Surgery

Angelina Jolie went under the knife to have preventive surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes. The Tomb raiding actress’s decision come just a few years after she underwent a double mastectomy – which inspired a debate among women in social media.

Angelina Jolie said she made the choice to have her ovaries removed because she carries the BRAC1 gene – which broken down essentially means she has a 50 per cent chance of developing ovarian cancer.

… the same disease that touch her, Marcheline Bertrand in 2007.

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