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Cancer experts have praised Angelina Jolie for removing her ovaries and fallopian tubes to avoid the risk of ovarian cancer.
A gynecologic oncologist at the Cleveland Clinicâs Ob/Gyn & Womenâs Health Institute, Dr. Robert DeBernardo told MailOnline, on March 24, âMy hat is off to her. She is doing a lot of good for women worldwide by raising awareness of BRCA testing and options women have.â
In an op-ed column in the New York Times on Tuesday, March 24, the mother of six children revealed she had a double mastectomy in 2013 and also a surgery last week after blood tests showed what's now considered early signs of the disease.
Brad Pitt's wife carries a mutation in the BRCA1 gene that increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Her mother died of ovarian cancer at the age of 56.
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