Angelina Jolie has revealed that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed preventively a week ago due to a family history of ovarian cancer and her having a gene mutation that puts her at high ...

Angelina Jolie doesn’t regret her decision to remove her ovaries and undergo a double mastectomy. The “Maria” actress reflected on the preventative surgeries — which she underwent after discovering ...

I only had the BRCA gene test on a whim really, without fully understanding what the repercussions might be, or how dramatically the positive result would come to shape my life. It was back in the ...

Angelina Jolie does not regret undergoing a double mastectomy and having her ovaries removed. The actress, 50, had the procedure after discovering she carried the BRCA gene mutation that increases the ...

Preventive surgery to remove the ovaries might be an option that people with a high risk of ovarian cancer and breast cancer might consider to reduce their risk. Preventive (prophylactic) bilateral ...

Angelina Jolie has opened up about undergoing a double mastectomy and having her ovaries removed after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation. This gene puts her at an 87% lifetime risk of ...