In 2013, Jolie suffered a bilateral mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer, as well as an operation to remove ovaries and fallopian tubes to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. She told about this in the commentary of the New York Times.
According to the actress, this decisions made a connection with her genetic predisposition to these diseases. Jolie, which was then 37 years old, noted that doctors estimated the likelihood of her disease of breast cancer of approximately 87%, and ovarian cancer – 50%. The actress emphasized that having agreed to the operation, she decided to minimize the risk.
Jolie said that therapeutic procedures began in February and were completed by the end of April.
As the Daily Mail tabloid, after the operation, the actress went through the breast reconstruction procedure, which consisted in installing fabric expanders with an all -tank.
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Summer 2013, one of the first photos of Jolie after surgery
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