There's no question that Angelina Jolie showed TONS of courage when she announced her decision to have preventative, and the more we look at her family's history with cancer the more it makes sense that she would take such extreme measures.
The actress knew for two reasons that she was at a high risk of being diagnosed with cancer. The first was she had a BRCA1 gene mutation, which greatly increases the chances of getting the disease. The second reason was that it runs in her family.
Before you get weirded out by Natalie Portman's dad commenting on a celebrities drastic choice about her boobs, we should clarify that Natalie Portman's dad is a doctor — and besides, it wasn't just a choice about boobs, it was a choice about health and living a long life!
Dr. Avner Hershlag is the chief of the Center for Human Reproduction at North Shore LIJ and also Natalie Portman's dad. He's spoken out about having the utmost respect for Angelina while sharing his own medical insight. Here's what he had to say:
Angelina Jolie has been the center of attention the last couple of days for raising awareness for women's health issues when she announced she was having preventative surgeries!
But some people are still a little unclear about all of the medical jargon that has come along with the news, so here are some important facts to help clear up any lingering confusion:
Angelina Jolie has put her bravery on full display over the last few days after announcing she had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer! But don't just ask us! A ton of her fellow celebrities are saying the same thing!
From Paris Hilton to Octavia Spencer, DOZENS of stars have taken to Twitter to show support for Angie and praise her for raising awareness of an important issue for women:
We can all pretty much agree that Angelina Jolie is extremely brave for sharing the news of her double mastectomy with the world. But Zoe Saldana took it one step further when she said she thinks she's "the ultimate badass!"
We couldn't agree more!
The lovely actress was walking the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of her upcoming film Star Trek Into Darkness when she said Angelina's announcement is very important and inspiring for women who could be facing the same risks!
Things have been a LOT better between Angelina Jolie and her father Jon Voight since they had a major falling out in the early 2000's, but apparently there are still a few minor communication issues to work out!
Jon says he had NO clue that his daughter was planning on having a double mastectomy to lower her risk of cancer! In fact, he had to find out about it the same way we all did: Through the internet!
Angie and her dad saw each other just two days before she went under the knife, but he says the subject never came up for some strange reason:
Angelina Jolie is NOT going to let a little thing like surgery keep her down!
The actress/director's strength has definitely not been in doubt lately after she revealed she had a double mastectomy and plans to have her ovaries removed to reduce her risk of cancer! But an article posted by her surgeon gives us even MORE of a reason to be inspired by Angie!
Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink Lotus Breast Center released a detailed account of her medical journey in hopes of raising awareness for other women who might find themselves in a similar position, and there's one big detail that sticks out. Angelina was planning work on her next project just FOUR days after being under the knife!
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