Angelina Jolie, 39, continues to be such a brave inspiration. After losing so many female family members to cancer, Jolie is opting to take additional steps to ensure she stays cancer-free for her six children and husband Brad Pitt— even if it means experiencing early menopause.
Check out her thought-provoking New York Times piece below,
“Two years ago I wrote about my choice to have a preventive double mastectomy. A simple blood had revealed that I carried a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. It gave me an estimated 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. I lost my mother, grandmother and aunt to cancer.
I wanted other women at risk to know about the options. I promised to follow up with any information that could be useful, including about my next preventive surgery, the removal of my ovaries and fallopian tubes… more here”
Kudos to Angelina for giving a real voice to such a difficult situation and handling it with so much composure. We all could learn something from her.
