Actress Angelina Jolie claims that she has learned from all her experiences, both good and bad.
Health Campaigners Hail Brave Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy Revelation
Health activists, doctors have hailed Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie for her decision to reveal that she had undergone double mastectomy to reduce her cancer risk.
Health activists, doctors have hailed Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie for her decision to reveal that she had undergone double mastectomy to reduce her cancer risk.
The actress underwent a laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after a test showed that she could be in early stages of ovarian cancer.
Jolie said, “There was a small benign tumor on one ovary, but no signs of cancer in any of the tissues.”
Angelina Jolie Unknowingly Wrote Her Breast Cancer Story in 1999
It's unfortunate that much of Jolie's fictional tale called 'Skins', which she wrote in 1999 as a 24-year-old, would become reality several years later.
It's unfortunate that much of Jolie's fictional tale called 'Skins', which she wrote in 1999 as a 24-year-old, would become reality several years later.
Jolie lost her mother, aunt and grandmother to cancer, and considering her family history and genetic background, her decision to undergo a cancer preventive surgery is a way of taking back her life.
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Removed Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes to Prevent Ovarian Cancer: Angelina Jolie Pitt
In a matter-of-fact statement, she said test results showed early indications of possible ovarian cancer — an illness that killed her mother at the age of 49.
In a matter-of-fact statement, she said test results showed early indications of possible ovarian cancer — an illness that killed her mother at the age of 49.
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Angelina Jolie was Honoured to Work With Rape Survivors
As part of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI), Angelina Jolie admitted that she was 'honoured' to work with the rape survivors.
As part of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI), Angelina Jolie admitted that she was 'honoured' to work with the rape survivors.
