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  1. May 14, 2013 · Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. The 37-year-old mother of six has explained her reasons for having the...

  2. May 14, 2013 · Movie star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday she has undergone a double preventative mastectomy. Jolie’s mother died from breast cancer at age 56. She inherited the same gene, called...

  3. May 15, 2013 · Angelina Jolie revealed yesterday in a New York Times op-ed article that she underwent a double mastectomy even though she doesn’t have breast cancer. She did that because she carries a gene (BRCA1) that substantially increases her chances of developing the disease.

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  4. Mar 20, 2018 · Five years ago, Ms. Angelina Jolie elected to proceed with prophylactic double mastectomy after undergoing genetic screening and learning that she had a significantly elevated risk of developing breast cancer due to mutation of the BRCA1 gene.

  5. May 14, 2013 · Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. The 37-year-old mother of six has explained her reasons for having the...

  6. May 14, 2013 · Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer.

  7. May 15, 2013 · Angelina Jolie revealed she's had a preventative double mastectomy, after she discovered she's carrying the BRCA1 cancer gene, in order to encourage other women who could be at risk to...