Friday, March 29, 2024

Angelina Jolie Writes That She Had Double Mastectomy

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Oscar winner and activist Angelina Jolie is always up for a fight. And so she writes in Tuesday’s New York Times that during the winter she had a double mastectomy. The reason was that doctors discovered she carried what she calls a “faulty” gene called BRCA1. She had an 87 percent chance of breast cancer and a 50% chance of ovarian cancer. The mother of six had lost her own mother several years earlier at the age of 56.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?ref=opinion

Jolie writes: “I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive. So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition. 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.”

Jolie underwent reconstructive surgery. Now she’s told her story so that women everywhere will been encouraged to see their doctors and weigh their options. It’s a brave move, but no surprise from a woman who is considered a sex symbol but takes everything about life seriously. Bravo for her courage.

 

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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