Angelina Jolie’s Next Surgery: Having Her Ovaries Removed
Angelina Jolie's next agenda: removing her ovaries. She might have lessened the chances of her having breast cancer from 87% to 5%, but her chances of getting ovarian cancer is still at 50%.
After revealing that she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy operation, the A-list star is reportedly planning to have her ovaries removed next, according to People.
This is because her chance of getting ovarian cancer is still large. Angie revealed that she has a "faulty" BRCA1 gene, which put her at risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. While the risk of her having breast cancer was significantly reduced when she had the mastectomy operation, she still has 50% chance of developing ovarian cancer.
But she isn't likely to undergo another potential life-saving operation soon. She might have to wait until she's 40 or past child-bearing stage before she goes through the operation.
Angelina will turn 38 next month.
She was devastated when she lost her mother, former actress Marcheline Bertrand, from ovarian cancer at age 56. She's determined that her children will not suffer the same way as she did by eliminating the threat of cancer in her future.
Just hours after she wrote her op-ed in New York Times, Brad Pitt revealed that he was "emotional" during Angelina's operation.
In an interview with USA Today, Brad, who raises six kids with Angie, recounted the "emotional and beautifully inspiring few months" when his fiancée had been undergoing the procedure.
"It's such a wonderful relief to come through this and not have a spectre hanging over our heads. To know that that's not going to be something that's going to affect us. My most proudest thing is our family. This isn't going to get that."