Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Mastectomy In New York Times
Angelina Jolie reveals she has had Preventive Double Mastectomy
Actor reveals she has had mastectomy because of gene defect that increases risk of developing cancer that killed her mother.
Angelina Jolie has revealed she has had a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer, and has gone public with the news to raise awareness.
The actor has a defective gene, BRCA1, which significantly increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, she writes in the New York Times. The latter disease killed her mother at the age of 56.
Jolie says she chose not to keep the decision private in the hope that other women would get gene-tested. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimise the risk," she says.
Women with a defect in BRCA1 have on average a 65% risk of developing breast cancer. Jolie says her doctors told her that her risk was 87% and that surgery had reduced it to 5%. The defect also increases the risk of ovarian cancer, which Jolie says doctors estimate is 50% for her.
The 37-year-old, who has six children – three by Brad Pitt and three adopted – finished three months of medical procedures on 27 April. She says she first had "nipple delay" to maximise the chances of saving her nipples, before breast tissue removal and, nine weeks later, reconstruction. Pitt was by her side for "every minute of the surgeries", she said.
Jolie said hBy Anup Sahni| 572 views
Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer
Angelina Jolie has always been outspoken about issues that matter to her, and now, for the first time, she's revealing a very personal one: her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she carries the BRCA1 gene, which increases the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
"My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in each woman," she writes in New York Times op-ed piece published in today's edition. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much as I could."
Jolie, 37, lost her mother in 2007 to ovarian cancer, and she explains in the article that her six children with partner Brad Pitt contributed to her decision to have the surgery--and now, she's speaking out about it to educate other women in her situation about their options.By Anup Sahni| 529 views
Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Mastectomy Video
Angelina Jolie reveals she had a double mastectomy in a New York Times Op Ed. Jolie had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer.
By Sanjay Jaluthriya| 454 views
Angelina Jolie reveals she had Preventive Double Mastectomy after Discovering Cancer Gene
Angelina Jolie says she underwent a preventive double mastectomy earlier this year after learning she carries a gene that increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
In a New York Times op-ed published late Monday, the 37-year-old Academy Award winner writes that after genetic testing she learned she carries the "faulty" BRCA1 gene.
The risk of developing cancer due to the gene varies, but Jolie says doctors estimated she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.
Jolie — whose mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, died from cancer — says she decided to have the preventive mastectomy to be "proactive" for the sake of her six children with her partner, Brad Pitt.
"My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56," Jolie writes. "She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was."
Jolie said she has kept the process private so far, but wrote about with hopes of helping other women.
"I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy," she writes. "But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t needBy Anup Sahni| 548 views
6 questions about Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy
Angelina Jolie had a preventative double mastectomy, meaning she chose to have both her breasts removed even though she had not been diagnosed with cancer.
A Canadian breast cancer specialist wants people to learn from actress Angelina Jolie's experience and seek genetic testing.
Jolie wrote an op-ed piece that appeared in the New York Times Tuesday called "My Medical Choice" about her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy after her mother died of cancer at age 56 and tests for the "faulty" BRCA 1 mutation revealed she had a high likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
Below we answer some questions about the procedure:
Is the testing covered in Canada?
Provincial health plans cover the cost of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation testing in patients that meet criteria, such as a diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer in a family history.
"Only 10 per cent of the women with a mutation have been identified, so if we can use this to increase the number to 20 or 25 per cent I think that would be an opportunity," said Dr. Steven Narod, director of the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Research Institute in Toronto.
The main factors that keep women from getting the blood test for the mutation are that they don't know that tests are available and doctors don't regularly ask about family medical histBy Anup Sahni| 604 views
Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy: Actress Says Decision Was for Kids
Actress had preventative surgery after she was told she had an 87 percent chance of breast cancer.
By Anup Sahni| 461 views
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy over breast cancer fears
Actress Angelina Jolie has revealed she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer.
By Anup Sahni| 497 views
Angelina Jolie Undergoes Double Mastectomy
Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
"My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman," Jolie wrote. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy."
Jolie's mother, actress and producer Marcheline Bertrand, died of ovarian cancer in 2007 at the age of 56. Jolie is 37 years old.
In the Times op-ed, titled "My Medical Choice," Jolie said she finished three months of medical procedures at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in California on April 27 that included the mastectomies and reconstruction.
A mastectomy is an operation that removes all or part of the breast.
"I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made," Jolie wrote. "My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent."
BRCA stands for breast cancer susceptibility genes -- a class of genes known as tumor suppressors, according to the National CanceBy Anup Sahni| 443 views
Angelina Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy
The actress discovered she has the BRCA1 gene which increases the risk of getting breast cancer.
By Anup Sahni| 564 views
Angelina Jolie reveals she had a double mastectomy in a New York Times Op Ed. Jolie had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer.
#hindivideo#HindiEntertainmentVideo#AnupSahni
Category:
Entertainment
Angelina Jolie reveals she has had Preventive Double Mastectomy
Actor reveals she has had mastectomy because of gene defect that increases risk of developing cancer that killed her mother.
Angelina Jolie has revealed she has had a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer, and has gone public with the news to raise awareness.
The actor has a defective gene, BRCA1, which significantly increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, she writes in the New York Times. The latter disease killed her mother at the age of 56.
Jolie says she chose not to keep the decision private in the hope that other women would get gene-tested. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimise the risk," she says.
Women with a defect in BRCA1 have on average a 65% risk of developing breast cancer. Jolie says her doctors told her that her risk was 87% and that surgery had reduced it to 5%. The defect also increases the risk of ovarian cancer, which Jolie says doctors estimate is 50% for her.
The 37-year-old, who has six children – three by Brad Pitt and three adopted – finished three months of medical procedures on 27 April. She says she first had "nipple delay" to maximise the chances of saving her nipples, before breast tissue removal and, nine weeks later, reconstruction. Pitt was by her side for "every minute of the surgeries", she said.
Jolie said hBy Anup Sahni| 572 views
Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer
Angelina Jolie has always been outspoken about issues that matter to her, and now, for the first time, she's revealing a very personal one: her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she carries the BRCA1 gene, which increases the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
"My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in each woman," she writes in New York Times op-ed piece published in today's edition. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much as I could."
Jolie, 37, lost her mother in 2007 to ovarian cancer, and she explains in the article that her six children with partner Brad Pitt contributed to her decision to have the surgery--and now, she's speaking out about it to educate other women in her situation about their options.By Anup Sahni| 529 views
Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Mastectomy Video
Angelina Jolie reveals she had a double mastectomy in a New York Times Op Ed. Jolie had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer.
By Sanjay Jaluthriya| 454 views
Angelina Jolie reveals she had Preventive Double Mastectomy after Discovering Cancer Gene
Angelina Jolie says she underwent a preventive double mastectomy earlier this year after learning she carries a gene that increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
In a New York Times op-ed published late Monday, the 37-year-old Academy Award winner writes that after genetic testing she learned she carries the "faulty" BRCA1 gene.
The risk of developing cancer due to the gene varies, but Jolie says doctors estimated she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.
Jolie — whose mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, died from cancer — says she decided to have the preventive mastectomy to be "proactive" for the sake of her six children with her partner, Brad Pitt.
"My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56," Jolie writes. "She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was."
Jolie said she has kept the process private so far, but wrote about with hopes of helping other women.
"I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy," she writes. "But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t needBy Anup Sahni| 548 views
6 questions about Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy
Angelina Jolie had a preventative double mastectomy, meaning she chose to have both her breasts removed even though she had not been diagnosed with cancer.
A Canadian breast cancer specialist wants people to learn from actress Angelina Jolie's experience and seek genetic testing.
Jolie wrote an op-ed piece that appeared in the New York Times Tuesday called "My Medical Choice" about her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy after her mother died of cancer at age 56 and tests for the "faulty" BRCA 1 mutation revealed she had a high likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
Below we answer some questions about the procedure:
Is the testing covered in Canada?
Provincial health plans cover the cost of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation testing in patients that meet criteria, such as a diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer in a family history.
"Only 10 per cent of the women with a mutation have been identified, so if we can use this to increase the number to 20 or 25 per cent I think that would be an opportunity," said Dr. Steven Narod, director of the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Research Institute in Toronto.
The main factors that keep women from getting the blood test for the mutation are that they don't know that tests are available and doctors don't regularly ask about family medical histBy Anup Sahni| 604 views
Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy: Actress Says Decision Was for Kids
Actress had preventative surgery after she was told she had an 87 percent chance of breast cancer.
By Anup Sahni| 461 views
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy over breast cancer fears
Actress Angelina Jolie has revealed she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer.
By Anup Sahni| 497 views
Angelina Jolie Undergoes Double Mastectomy
Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
"My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman," Jolie wrote. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy."
Jolie's mother, actress and producer Marcheline Bertrand, died of ovarian cancer in 2007 at the age of 56. Jolie is 37 years old.
In the Times op-ed, titled "My Medical Choice," Jolie said she finished three months of medical procedures at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in California on April 27 that included the mastectomies and reconstruction.
A mastectomy is an operation that removes all or part of the breast.
"I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made," Jolie wrote. "My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent."
BRCA stands for breast cancer susceptibility genes -- a class of genes known as tumor suppressors, according to the National CanceBy Anup Sahni| 443 views
Angelina Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy
The actress discovered she has the BRCA1 gene which increases the risk of getting breast cancer.
By Anup Sahni| 564 views
Anup Sahni
Owl swimming in slot canyon in Lake Powell
Watch Owl swimming in slot canyon in Lake Powell With HD Quality
By Anup Sahni| 255382 views
F1 2016 Spa Francorchamps Finish - Nico Rosberg Wins the Belgian GP
Welp I tried uploading around 20 minutes ago and I failed. So that's why this video is late.
Great job to Alonso and Hamilton by finishing 3 and 7 from starting from the last grid (21 and 22).By Anup Sahni| 94209 views
F1 Nico Rosberg training start Belgian GP 2016 AMAZING
Watch F1 Nico Rosberg training start Belgian GP 2016 AMAZING With HD Quality
By Anup Sahni| 81322 views
Govt./PSU
Address by Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Secretary, Youth Affairs at "International Yoga Seminar"
Address by Shri. Rajeev Gupta, Secretary, Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, at the "International Yoga Seminar" organized by "Shri Ram Chandra Mission" in April, 2016
Watch Address by Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Secretary, Youth Affairs at "International Yoga Seminar" With HD QualityBy Ministry of Youth Affairs| 769078 views
Special Briefing on the Visit of President of Maldives to India (August 02, 2022)
Special Briefing on the Visit of President of Maldives to India (August 02, 2022)By Ministry of External Affairs, India| 194307 views
Technical Session V, Q&A
Global Summit 2020 "Mission 5 Trillion – CMA as a Cryogenic Force"
Watch Technical Session V, Q&A With HD QualityBy ICMAI| 898581 views
Press Conference by Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at BJP HQ.
Subscribe Now - http://bit.ly/2ofH4S4 Stay Updated! ????
• Facebook - http://facebook.com/BJP4India
• Twitter - http://twitter.com/BJP4India
• Instagram - http://instagram.com/bjp4india
• Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/company/bharatiya-janata-party/
Press Conference by Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at BJP HQ.By Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi| 73845 views
ECI Press Briefing
Press briefing of Election Commission of India on completion of 2nd Phase of #LokSabhaElection2019 and State Legislative Assemblies elections.
#PollingDay #DeskKaMahaTyohaar #NoVoterToBeLeftBehind
Watch ECI Press Briefing With HD QualityBy Election Commission of India| 431662 views
My interview with Jan Man India
Here is my interview with Shri Sudhir Raval on Jan Man India Channel.
Watch My interview with Jan Man India With HD QualityBy Mansukh Mandaviya| 819321 views
Trending Now
Daily Mirror
Bikaner News | लोकसभा चुनाव को लेकर कांग्रेस की तैयारी, कार्यकर्ताओ से पार्टी प्रभारी ने की चर्चा
#bikanernews #preparations #loksabhaelections #partyincharge #discussed #latestnews #breakingnews #news
Watch JAN TV on :
Tata Play DTH : 1185
Airtel DTH: 355
JIO Fiber: 1384
https://www.youtube.com/jantvindia/live
Make sure you subscribe to our channel and never miss a new video:
https://www.youtube.com/jantvindia
https://www.facebook.com/jantvindia
https://www.instagram.com/jantvindia/
https://twitter.com/JANTV2012
http://www.jantv.in
Jan TV Live | Hindi News LIVE 24X7 | Jan TV Live | Hindi news 24X7 LIVE
Jan TV | Hindi News Jan TV Live | Jan TV News | Jan TV Live
News Credit -VKJ
Bikaner News | लोकसभा चुनाव को लेकर कांग्रेस की तैयारी, कार्यकर्ताओ से पार्टी प्रभारी ने की चर्चाBy JANTV RAJASTHAN| 0 views
Nitish Kumar की जगह Jitan Ram Manjhi को CM बनाएंगे BJP ! Mukesh Sahani | Bihar News | #dblive
Nitish Kumar की जगह Jitan Ram Manjhi को CM बनाएंगे BJP ! Mukesh Sahani | Bihar News | #dblive
#HindiNews | #BreakingNews | #Watch | #video |
Get paid membership : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbpLKJLhIbDd_wX4ubU_Cw/join
DB LIVE APP : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dblive.tv.news.dblivetv.com
DB LIVE TV : http://dblive.tv/
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbpLKJLhIbDd_wX4ubU_Cw
DESHBANDHU : http://www.deshbandhu.co.in/
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/DBlivenews/
TWITTER : https://twitter.com/dblive15
ENTERTAINMENT LIVE : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyX4qQhpz8WQP2Iu7jzHGFQ
Sports Live : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgCkbxlMRgMrjUtvMmBojg
Nitish Kumar की जगह Jitan Ram Manjhi को CM बनाएंगे BJP ! Mukesh Sahani | Bihar News | #dbliveBy DB Live| 0 views
BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad ने Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena Leader Mahesh Gaikwad को थाने के अंदर मारी गोलियां
#ganpatgaikwad #maheshgaikwad #eknathshinde
गोलियों की तड़तड़ाहट... भागते... जान बचाते लोग.... बीजेपी नेता की आंखों में खून सवार... ये वीडियो कहीं और का नहीं बल्कि बीजेपी के नेतृत्व में बनी एकनाथ शिंदे सरकार के महाराष्ट्र राज्य का है... गोलियां मारने वाला कोई और नहीं बल्कि मौजूदा विधायक और बीजेपी का प्रतिष्ठित नेता है... सत्ता की हनक ऐसी कि थाने के अंदर गोलियां दाग रहा है...
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/PunjabKesariTV
Also, Watch ►
Latest News & Updates ► https://bit.ly/PunjabKesariTVLatestNews
Latest News On Jammu & Kashmir ► https://bit.ly/JammuKashmirNews
Delhi News Updates | Punjab Kesari TV ► https://bit.ly/LatestDelhiNewsUpdates
Latest Updates On West Bengal ► https://bit.ly/LatestWestBengalNews
Viral Videos | Punjab Kesari TV ► https://bit.ly/LatestViralVideos
Punjab Kesari National | Latest News & Updates ► https://bit.ly/LatestNationalNews
Exclusive Interviews ► https://bit.ly/PunjabKesariTV-ExclusiveInterviews
Russia Ukraine Crisis Live Updates ► https://bit.ly/UkraineRussiaCrisisUpdates
Latest Updates On International News ► https://bit.ly/LatestInternationalNews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/punjabkesari
Like us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Pkesarionline/
BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad ने Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena Leader Mahesh Gaikwad को थाने के अंदर मारी गोलियांBy PunjabKesari TV| 0 views
Manali Himachal Pradesh | टूरिज्म इंडस्ट्री में खुशी,जन-जीवन अस्त-व्यस्त, मनाली में भारी बर्फवारी
#manali #himachalpradeshnews #tourism #industry #disrupted #heavysnowfall #latestnews #breakingnews #news
Watch JAN TV on :
Tata Play DTH : 1185
Airtel DTH: 355
JIO Fiber: 1384
https://www.youtube.com/jantvindia/live
Make sure you subscribe to our channel and never miss a new video:
https://www.youtube.com/jantvindia
https://www.facebook.com/jantvindia
https://www.instagram.com/jantvindia/
https://twitter.com/JANTV2012
http://www.jantv.in
Jan TV Live | Hindi News LIVE 24X7 | Jan TV Live | Hindi news 24X7 LIVE
Jan TV | Hindi News Jan TV Live | Jan TV News | Jan TV Live
News Credit -VKJ
Manali Himachal Pradesh | टूरिज्म इंडस्ट्री में खुशी,जन-जीवन अस्त-व्यस्त, मनाली में भारी बर्फवारीBy JANTV RAJASTHAN| 0 views
सरकार के खिलाफ सड़कों पर उतरे हजारों लोग | Ladakh Protest: Leh | Statehood State की मांग | #dblive
Modi Sarkar के खिलाफ सड़कों पर उतरे हजारों लोग | Jammu and Kashmir | Breaking News | #dblive
#HindiNews | #BreakingNews | #Watch | #video |
Get paid membership : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbpLKJLhIbDd_wX4ubU_Cw/join
DB LIVE APP : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dblive.tv.news.dblivetv.com
DB LIVE TV : http://dblive.tv/
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbpLKJLhIbDd_wX4ubU_Cw
DESHBANDHU : http://www.deshbandhu.co.in/
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/DBlivenews/
TWITTER : https://twitter.com/dblive15
ENTERTAINMENT LIVE : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyX4qQhpz8WQP2Iu7jzHGFQ
Sports Live : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgCkbxlMRgMrjUtvMmBojg
सरकार के खिलाफ सड़कों पर उतरे हजारों लोग | Ladakh Protest: Leh | Statehood State की मांग | #dbliveBy DB Live| 0 views