Angelina Jolie undergoes double mastectomy
The Hollywood star says she decided to have the procedure after doctors told her she had an 87% risk of breast cancer
Angelina Jolie today revealed that she was forced to make the agonizing decision to have a preventative double mastectomy, after tests showed she had an 87 per cent chance of contracting cancer.
The actress opened up about her traumatic experience in the New York Times, saying that she made the decision to undergo the procedure in February after learning that she is a carrier of the deadly BRCA1 cancer gene.