Angelina Jolie has made her first public appearance since announcing last month that she had undergone a double mastectomy. Jolie joined partner Brad Pitt for the opening night of his zombie thriller World War Z in London’s Leicester Square
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New cancer blow for Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie’s aunt and the “unsung heroine” in her fight against cancer has slipped into a coma because of the disease. The 37-year-old actress revealed she underwent a preventative double mastectomy earlier this year in a New York Times op-ed piece published on May 14.
Jolie now having her ovaries removed
Angelina Jolie has revealed she has decided to remove her ovaries in addition to having a preventative double mastectomy. In a moving and powerful op-ed in The New York Times this week, the actress said she had the mastectomy in February after finding out she carried a gene that gave her an 87 per cent of getting breast cancer
Jolie’s double mastectomy to cut risk
Angelina Jolie has revealed that she recently underwent a preventative double mastectomy. The Hollywood actress, whose mother Marcheline Bertrand died of ovarian cancer in 2007, was tested to see whether she carried the ‘faulty’ gene, BRCA1, that increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Kelly Osbourne ‘rushed to hospital’
Kelly Osbourne has been rushed to hospital after reportedly suffering a seizure. The 28-year-old reality star was filming her US reality show Fashion Police when she was struck by sudden and uncontrollable convulsions, according to Entertainment Tonight.
Losing breast little help after cancer
Losing breast little help after cancer Mastectomy may not improve survival for some patients For some women, having a breast removed once they’re diagnosed with cancer doesn’t always mean they’ll live longer, a new study says. Researchers said that in women with breast cancer who also have genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to […]