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Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude breast cancer
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude breast cancer | Reuters
(Reuters) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes her story will inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease.
ANGELINA'S BRAVE JOURNEY
February 2nd - Angelina begins three months of treatments prior to undergoing a preventative double mastectomy, starting with a 'nipple delay, which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area'
February 16th - The actress undergoes the major surgery - an eight hour operation which sees the breast tissue removed before temporary fillers are put in place
March 26th - Angelina is pictured in the Republic of Congo with William Hague following the initial operation
April 4th - Angelina attends the Women in the World Summit in New York looking in good spirits
April 11th - Angelina is pictured with William Hague at the G8 Summit in London
April 20th - Angelina has the final operation as her breasts are reconstructed with implants
April 27th - The mother-of-six completes the medical process. She is told that the surgery was a success and her chances of contracting breast cancer have now been reduced from 87% to less than 5%
May 14th - Angelina reveals her decision in an editorial piece published in the New York Times newspaper
Big decision for a woman who belongs to that profession where physical beauty is all that matters.
(Reuters) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes her story will inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease.
ANGELINA'S BRAVE JOURNEY
February 2nd - Angelina begins three months of treatments prior to undergoing a preventative double mastectomy, starting with a 'nipple delay, which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area'
February 16th - The actress undergoes the major surgery - an eight hour operation which sees the breast tissue removed before temporary fillers are put in place
March 26th - Angelina is pictured in the Republic of Congo with William Hague following the initial operation
April 4th - Angelina attends the Women in the World Summit in New York looking in good spirits
April 11th - Angelina is pictured with William Hague at the G8 Summit in London
April 20th - Angelina has the final operation as her breasts are reconstructed with implants
April 27th - The mother-of-six completes the medical process. She is told that the surgery was a success and her chances of contracting breast cancer have now been reduced from 87% to less than 5%
May 14th - Angelina reveals her decision in an editorial piece published in the New York Times newspaper
Big decision for a woman who belongs to that profession where physical beauty is all that matters.
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