I did have cancer, chemo, radiation and a mastectomy. I am now 4 weeks post a DIEP Flap breast reconstruction. I was so lucky because I have Angelina Joile's surgeon, Dr. Orringer and he's such an angel. I went from feeling completely mutilated and hopeless to feeling like a girl again. I put his picture on a vision board when I saw he was her surgeon and the universe aligned. Through many twists and turns he became my surgeon, even though I'm a member of the working poor. He treated me like I was a giant celebrity anyway!
For those of you saying it was a bad decision or a publicity stunt, you will only understand it when breast cancer hits you or a beloved one (mother, sister, wife). I had breast cancer and had a mastectomy, but because I waited to have it, I had chemo, I shaved my hair and now I'm afraid of mets. A friend of mine did the same as Angelina (doble mastec after positive BRCA gene) everyone told her she was crazy to do it. When patology results came back, she had cancer. CANCER people, not a cold!
Angelina Jolie is an amazing human being, she is the full package, beautiful, generous, gracious the list is endless...If only more celebrites were like her
Much respect- especially with so many ignorant ppl that want to judge her- good for her for rising above and not listening to the nonsense-most logical ppl appreciate your sharing this tough decision.
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The comments on this are horrible. This should have comments disabled. So much ignorance and hatred for a strong, very personal decision. I respect her for it. I don't really know anything else about her, but it's not fair to criticise her because of how she chooses to raise her children or her relationship. That's her personal life and so is this
I agree maddie. Not even a murderer would get these vicious comments. U would think she's only person to have affair. No said it was right but I don't remember them having an out an out romance while he was still married If anything they tried to keep things very low but the chemistry between them was evident. But where proof they were in bed? People stop hating for no reason. If u hate her for witch movie don't watch her. If u hate for Brad especially without proof she's not the first an she won't b lazt an if u hate for operation its her choice an if u hate for no reason u can't b helped.
+Maddie O'Keeffe A strong, very personal decision that was wholly based on a lack of knowledge and a lot of fear. She has now passed this fear on to other women who may also place their trust in the medical establishment and faulty science. Epigenetics refutes completely every reason she had for cutting off her healthy breasts. I suggest watching go2.thetruthaboutcancer.com/agq/episode-2/ and at least become more educated than Jolie (which wouldn't be difficult). Jolie, being very much in the public eye has managed to make this "personal" decision very public and has yet again given the wrong message just as she has done in all other aspects of her celebrity life whether it be geopolitics or social issues. The tragedy is people need role models and I'm afraid she's a very bad one indeed.
We all have options. Never forget that. So incredibly thankful that Angelina Jolie helped so many of us not feel alone in our decision. My grandmother and mother died young but I hope this will extend my odds.
very courageous decision... and I made the same decisions (yes, two mastectomies, six months apart) for my family... twelve and eleven years ago. Sad thing is, no one thanked me for those decisions and spouse, now former, left me 2 1/2 years ago due to 'my insecurities'... and thank God he did... he actually freed me! I am so much happier now, and attempting bc recon one more time... failed before (10 surgs in 2-yr period).... yes, she made a courageous decision! thank you, Angi!
Yup, deep kissing her brother, having sex in a limo then telling people about it, wearing Billy Bob Thorntons blook in a vial around her neck is a beautiful person inside.
I recently underwent breast excision. A very frightening and numbing experience. I agree with her experience, and choice. Life or death with a choice will lead many of us to do what we feel we must do.
Just wait till you get told you have an 87% chance of getting cancer. I would love to see how courageous you take it on and fight cancer like a real hero!
So glad science found this and that many insurances cover the extensive preventative surgeries. For me and my family, we're grateful that we had preventative surgeries. Knowledge is power.
I love all the bashing, judgmental people. I love how so many people are name calling and criticizing her. Let me say this if you don't like people doing that to you don't do it to someone else. SO many of you just sound so immature.
She never had silicone implants, that is a lie. She is great and wonderful actress. She also has a heart of gold. Too bad so many idiots say stupid things, lies.
It's not all that easy to get bilateral prophylactic mastectomy unless you need it. Doctors will be reluctant to perform it and insurance sure as heck won't pay for it unless a woman is at very high risk. I don't think we're going to see a lot of copy-cat mastectomies among women who don't need them.
Angelina is wrong to tell her children she will not get cancer because even after Mastectomy she still has some breast tissure etc and can get other type of cancers. Mother nature is very powerful. Maybe Angelina would have done better to follow nature and have a few more children. Cutting off body parts is not scary.
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Another thing women should think about. If they do have fake boobs the risk from the implants can cause major health problems and even death. Everyday we all face dangers. Cutting off body parts does is no guarentee of living longer.
yeah but reducing your risk of breast cancer from over 80% to 5%... that's not normal odds for most risks we take. Ppl with this mutation know they have this risk and they have a chance to prevent something much worse ahead of time - that's why most decide to have preventative surgery. No one wants that surgery - but any other choice feels more drastic when you're in that situation. If you knew a plane had an 80% chance of crashing - would you still get on it? Most ppl wouldn't.
Most insurance companies won't cover this. Did you know that? So how can this help those all over the globe? This is considered elective surgery. The other women who have had the same procedure, (hollywood actresess) have that kind of money.
I think she is helping the remaining women through this surgery all over the globe if this surgery give a positive result every one who are suffering from such illness will follow the same thing.
Yeah, but her chances went down from 87% to 5%. I think it's improved her chances from practically inevitable to rather unlikely, even though she still has a 50% chance for ovarian cancer.
I've read the article several times, why do you assume I didn't? They were healthy at the time, but there was an 87 percent chance they weren't gonna be, so why wait and take the risk? If you could avoid the suffering of cancer treatment, why wouldn't you? Also, since she will look exactly like she did before except for some small scars, it's not mutilation.
Do you want to know why it concerns me? Because ppl emulate celebrities to such a degree I am worried that more women will go out and do this just b/c Angelina Jolie has made herself into a shining example. When her case may have been more extreme. I don't want women doing this just to do it. This was an extreme case.
Her aunt (her mother's sister) just died of breast cancer a few days ago. But these hateful people just want to hate on someone who's beautiful and rich.
When this hit the media I was shocked but not surprised she would have taken such a huge act, I mean she is ANGELINA :) 2 weeks my Aunt called me and told me she had Breast Cancer. I was shocked and truly heart broken. We spoke how just a bit earlier Angelina went thru this, i think that was helpful for her to think about knowing her (my aunts) drastic choice wasn't "crazy". I flew from Texas to Florida to care for her for 10 days after her double mastectomy. at the end of 6 days we were walking on the beach, day 12 after the surgery she was jogging on the beach. I am proud of women who have to deal with this stupid hateful disease
Cannabis does not cure all types of cancer. I had a friend who was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. She followed the Rick Simpson protocol to the letter and was assured she would recover because the cancer was caught relatively early. She also underwent conventional treatments at the urging of her family. Neither treatments worked and she proceeded to get weaker and sicker until she eventually died. So cannabis may help relieve some symptoms related to cancer, but in my experience it is not a cure.
I think Angelina made the right choice by taking control of her life. Having cancer is a scary thing, I know because I was there. One should never take chances with their lives. Now Angelina can focus on her children and breath easier knowing that their children won't have to worry about loosing their mother. God Bless! Wishing you a long, happy life!!!!!
I didn't say USA was the world. You being from Europe, you have better health insurance. FYI, a $100 here would not get you an appointment with any doctor. This is not covered by insurance. It is elective surgery. The test costs $3,000. As for clean water, that is community, not me.
Actually, this is what you said, "Once the chemo treatment has stopped, the negative effects of chemo fades." The negative effects of chemo do not always fade.
It should be pointed out that reconstruction is not the only option following breast surgery. For women who choose not to, or cannot, have reconstruction prostheses are a great option and are covered by insurance.
I saw my doctor and I was told as a black man I am likely to get prostate cancer. Two days from I will be having surgery to in order to remove my prostate, testicles and penis head. This no laughing matter, if you have a history of prostate cancer in your family and or African American male, you should get this done. It can save your life, never mind what's causing prostate cancer and why it's going up ever year amongst men of every race. Just cut off the parts involve, it's life saving.
Radiation therapy used in cancer treatment doesn't build up. Even if you are talking about radioisotope therapy the radioisotope doesn't migrate to fat cells. Also radiation therapy is not the same as chemotherapy. I'm not saying chemotherapy couldn't possibly cause long term sides effects. Just that wants the treatment stops the immediate effects starts to fade. When cancer metastasises the effects are far more gruesome.
She is not promoting "this idea of removing body parts essential to the survival of the human race." How is every breast in the world essential to the survival of the human race? She is raising awareness or, in your vernacular, she is promoting awareness of this faulty gene, the implications of such awareness, and one treatment option.
I simply don't understand this country's sick obsession with celebrities. If my wife had to have the same surgery, she would be a bigger hero to me than all the Angelina Jolie's in the world.
Ofcourse! But Angelina will get more press because she happens to be well known and so she’d possibly be a massive help and reassurance to your wife if she had to go through something similar
I love when people scream, shout & curse at others then they add at the end "love and peace"... Haha! If they only knew.... peace begins from within. Don't let anyone pull you that low. xxxx
the fact that a female celebrity for any reason having to have her breasts remove makes headlines, says something about this world and its opinions on women. why should we care? good for angie and her health, but jesus christ imagine going to get a personal surgical procedure and it blows up in the media. she's taking care of herself and really,t his shouldnt even be some controversial news. its her body, leave her alone.
~I was commenting on the "God bless you" comment, as Jolie is an atheist and would not appreciate someone's blessing. It is her right to believe in whatever she wishes. I know at least two women personally who both have a family history of breast cancer. They have never even considered having their breasts removed when no sign of cancer was present. Not every woman removes her breast when breast cancer runs in the family!~
Actually, chemo can cause irreparable damage to the heart even though it has been stopped. I am in no way advocating for people not to use chemo as a form of treatment for cancer - I am just stating that unfortunately sometimes the "cure" can be very damaging to other organs. So, the negative effects of chemo do not fade for all patients.
I can't believe some of the stuff I'm reading. Some of you are actually saying she should have not done this and let her have cancer and try and fight it as much as she can while she withers away like her mother? Why would anyone ever wish or want someone this horrible disease. She wants to be there for her kids and husband, I think she is extremely brave for doing this.
this makes perfect sense to me and only confirms that she is a very coherent human being. obviously she had her baby already and took that desition because she is more vulnerable to cancer than most girls.i´ve seen some very rude comments, really ignorant...
I don,t care if you have high risk or jeans for breast cancer in your family or not. To have a double mastectomy and not even have cancer???? I cannot wrap my head around that one. Anything that woman does in her life quite often makes no sense what so ever. And the fact that a doctor out there would do that procedure blows my mind and scares the hell out of me. That is hollywood for ya. Truly what kind of message is she sending women across the globe??? If you have the jeans cut them off SICK
Angelina Jolie is amazing. Gutsy. Courageous. And a fantastic actress. I've realized that long before the more recent developments in her personal and professional life. She continues to amaze. Her professional and private achievements. She is admirable.
Jolie’s announcement of a double mastectomy was pre-planned to coordinate the release of People Magazine and now TIME Magazine, both of which feature Jolie on the cover and are obviously meant to influence a key Supreme Court decision about to be decided in the next few weeks which could make or break the entire industry of human genomics.
Let me start by saying it is her body so she can do whatever she wants with it. That said, Jolie is insane. She is not inspiring. She removed part of her body because a doctor told her she was at high-risk for cancer. That is crazy. Why not get the mastectomy IF you get cancer? Talk of "faulty genes" reminds me instantly of eugenics. Who gets their genes tested? This is sick. What kind of doctor operates on a healthy patient? So much is wrong with this and everyone is calling her inspiring because she is a celebrity. To her credit this decision was slightly less insane than marrying Billy Bob Thornton.
i was just thinking that too. i could break my big toe walking down the street but i ll j do the "brave" thing and just amputate both feet to prevent that…that s not brave that s just plain stupid !
Melina Trimarchi The sane kind? Check the survival rates for breast cancer... Stage II breast cancer has a 93 percent survival rate. Only in the absolute latest stages of the disease is it likely fatal. How about... if you are at high risk for cancer get screened twice a year? Jolie has ten times better healthcare than you or I... I mean have you ever had your DNA tested? So a news program is allowed to tell me that cutting off parts of your body if you are completely physically healthy is OK and I am not allowed to criticize this stupidity? Angelina: phobia of being hugged (even by her own mother), used knives and cutting in bed during sex, wore a shirt covered in blood to her own wedding, wore vials of husband's blood around neck and demanded her blood back from him when they divorced so he could not curse her, her father went public with concerns for her sanity... but no one is in a position to criticize her because she is famous and therefore an inspiration to dumb people everywhere.
Women, there's no need to do this. Alkalinity and/or balancing your body's pH (acid/alkaline) levels is all it takes to pull the rug out from under cancer, which needs an acidic physiological climate to survive. My own mother died from not doing this, while my friend's mother recently recovered from terminal cancer by doing it. Her main tools were a vegan diet, fruit/veggie smoothies, and alkaline water. And love.
She will be remembered. At the end of fame, power and money there comes a light inside your self which makes you realize the cause of life... Until then people struggle and strive.
I think she should have kept this to herself. Not every woman on this planet has enough money to undergo that operation just because some day they could possibly have cancer. She had better write a book on how to avoid or diminish that risk without having to go through surgery. Just imagine half of the world with fake enhanced breasts, and the other half with removed breasts. Leave them boobs alone, for God's sake!
Yes, sooooooooo sneaky of them. I never would've guessed it was from an interview from the past. I just assumed they clearly and very obviously, posted the wrong year on those interviews. Evidently, they thought we'd be fooled because she so openly spoke of her mastectomy in those older clips. (rolls eyes) So glad I wasn't the only one almost fooled by their blatant deceit. LoL 😏 ⊂_ヽ ＼＼ ＿👑 ＼( •_•) F
She is brave, great human, great actress. She is beautiful inside and outside. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful woman in Hollywood.. But, most important, she is beautiful inside! Beauty Queen.
Can you provide a single citation for a peer-reviewed study that substantiates either your claim that 1) the body's alkalinity can be changed through diet, or 2) the cancer risk of BRCA1 carriers can be modified through diet or lifestyle factors? Typically, a citation includes author, title of the medical journal article, name of the journal, and date of publication. I'll be waiting...
"She thinks nothing of of self-mutilation and mutilation of others" which means that she does not think about mutilating herself or others. A mastectomy has nothing to do with cancer? It may have to do with breast cancer. How would her operation be an insult to those who HAVE suffered from cancer? So, it's a insult to those who have had cancer, but not to those who currently have cancer according to you.
"That woman just crossed a border... doesn't complain about anything..." "The poor indeed are insensible of many little vexations which sometimes embitter the possessions and pollute the enjoyments of the rich. They are not pained by casual incivility, or mortified by the mutilation of a compliment; but this happiness is like that of a malefactor who ceases to feel the cords that bind him when the pincers are tearing his flesh." -Samuel Johnson
~Also, why do you think that your opinion is better than mine? I have every right to post a comment as you do. Name calling is your business. For you to insult a person's voice because of a comment I made speaks volumes about the kind of person you are.~
I don't think you'd say that if you or a loved one was diagnose with such disease. It's better to live a long prosperous life and like her, be there for her children as long as she can. So taking preventative care is key.
I said what I said. She had a chance of getting breast cancer. She mad her own decision. What bothers me, is she flaunts it like it is a big deal. In America, people tend to worship actors. I don't know what it is like in you country, but we are saturated with everything she does, and some of us are getting tired of it. I think that is the point I am making. not everyone cares what she does.
My roll model is my mum she got the whole family to get checked for bra1 cancer gene and me im positive for it so far have had my ovaries tubes removed, now on waiting list to have my breasts done. Lost my mum aged 63 to ovarian cancer. I knew about bra1 cancer gene 12 yrs ago! Ange maybe roll models to others but to me it was my MUM!
Lets Face it Angerlina is strong and very courageous. I saw come and help Sandy victims, I wish I had that daring spirit she has. Like I said, what a woman!
That is not true radiation does not leave the system completely as it builds up in fatty tissues. My aunts immune system has been devastated by chemo and will never become 100% again, she is constantly ill due to its effects and it has been 4 years since she has undergone the treatment with no end in sight, the chemo destroyed her lymph nodes.
Believe me she didn't shout, I live in Iran. And she is huge here too unlike other trashy hollywood stars. And I found about it recently. I'm only 32. I went to this sonography?( you call it?) centre and I did found something wrong in my breast. It has nothing to do with cancer but still I need a surgery, thanks to Angelina causing awareness. Although I know most people don't have the money to go through the whole process, I mean what she did. But she has always been a wise woman.
I would do the same thing as well. In fact depending on what my genetic testing results are I will be doing the same thing. As Matina McBride's song says" Cancer doesn't discriminate"
We are all praying for you Ms Angelina. you are such an inspiration and a very good motivator to everybody. we control our problems, we do not let our problems control us. God bless you...we love you so much!
Words can not articulate how much I love and respect this woman!
I did have cancer, chemo, radiation and a mastectomy. I am now 4 weeks post a DIEP Flap breast reconstruction. I was so lucky because I have Angelina Joile's surgeon, Dr. Orringer and he's such an angel. I went from feeling completely mutilated and hopeless to feeling like a girl again. I put his picture on a vision board when I saw he was her surgeon and the universe aligned. Through many twists and turns he became my surgeon, even though I'm a member of the working poor. He treated me like I was a giant celebrity anyway!
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For those of you saying it was a bad decision or a publicity stunt, you will only understand it when breast cancer hits you or a beloved one (mother, sister, wife). I had breast cancer and had a mastectomy, but because I waited to have it, I had chemo, I shaved my hair and now I'm afraid of mets. A friend of mine did the same as Angelina (doble mastec after positive BRCA gene) everyone told her she was crazy to do it. When patology results came back, she had cancer. CANCER people, not a cold!
Angelina Jolie is an amazing human being, she is the full package, beautiful, generous, gracious the list is endless...If only more celebrites were like her
jesus mate, sounds like you've been taken in hook line and sinker. read my comment above.
nobby styles haha nobby...says it all
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Much respect- especially with so many ignorant ppl that want to judge her- good for her for rising above and not listening to the nonsense-most logical ppl appreciate your sharing this tough decision.
She could have not a scrap of make-up on and still be the most beautiful woman in the room by far.
She is drop-dead stunning.
Yeah, because it's not like everyone has different types or anything 😂
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The comments on this are horrible. This should have comments disabled. So much ignorance and hatred for a strong, very personal decision. I respect her for it. I don't really know anything else about her, but it's not fair to criticise her because of how she chooses to raise her children or her relationship. That's her personal life and so is this
I agree maddie. Not even a murderer would get these vicious comments. U would think she's only person to have affair. No said it was right but I don't remember them having an out an out romance while he was still married If anything they tried to keep things very low but the chemistry between them was evident. But where proof they were in bed? People stop hating for no reason. If u hate her for witch movie don't watch her. If u hate for Brad especially without proof she's not the first an she won't b lazt an if u hate for operation its her choice an if u hate for no reason u can't b helped.
+Maddie O'Keeffe
A strong, very personal decision that was wholly based on a lack of knowledge and a lot of fear. She has now passed this fear on to other women who may also place their trust in the medical establishment and faulty science. Epigenetics refutes completely every reason she had for cutting off her healthy breasts.
I suggest watching go2.thetruthaboutcancer.com/agq/episode-2/ and at least become more educated than Jolie (which wouldn't be difficult).
Jolie, being very much in the public eye has managed to make this "personal" decision very public and has yet again given the wrong message just as she has done in all other aspects of her celebrity life whether it be geopolitics or social issues.
The tragedy is people need role models and I'm afraid she's a very bad one indeed.
We all have options. Never forget that. So incredibly thankful that Angelina Jolie helped so many of us not feel alone in our decision. My grandmother and mother died young but I hope this will extend my odds.
very courageous decision... and I made the same decisions (yes, two mastectomies, six months apart) for my family... twelve and eleven years ago. Sad thing is, no one thanked me for those decisions and spouse, now former, left me 2 1/2 years ago due to 'my insecurities'... and thank God he did... he actually freed me! I am so much happier now, and attempting bc recon one more time... failed before (10 surgs in 2-yr period).... yes, she made a courageous decision! thank you, Angi!
She's beautiful on the inside and outside :) I hope she keeps doing her great work with humanitarian causes.
Yup, deep kissing her brother, having sex in a limo then telling people about it, wearing Billy Bob Thorntons blook in a vial around her neck is a beautiful person inside.
I absolutely do not understand the horrible comments about the surgery. From 65% to
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I don't think anyone should judge her! It's her personal decision about her life!
Cancer runs rampant in my family.. If I had that mutated gene I would do whatever I could to minimize the possibility of developing cancer.
I recently underwent breast excision. A very frightening and numbing experience. I agree with her experience, and choice. Life or death with a choice will lead many of us to do what we feel we must do.
Just wait till you get told you have an 87% chance of getting cancer. I would love to see how courageous you take it on and fight cancer like a real hero!
The most interesting aspect I can’t help notice, Angeline appears more malnourished than the “poor, undeveloped” children that she pledges to save.
So glad science found this and that many insurances cover the extensive preventative surgeries. For me and my family, we're grateful that we had preventative surgeries. Knowledge is power.
You are very strong ❤
I love all the bashing, judgmental people. I love how so many people are name calling and criticizing her. Let me say this if you don't like people doing that to you don't do it to someone else. SO many of you just sound so immature.
Kate Gruodis : i have cancer because of this psychopath..... and there were others f $#@'d over
She never had silicone implants, that is a lie. She is great and wonderful actress. She also has a heart of gold. Too bad so many idiots say stupid things, lies.
She's helping poor ppl all around the world and giving them food hope and love.God bless her
It's not all that easy to get bilateral prophylactic mastectomy unless you need it. Doctors will be reluctant to perform it and insurance sure as heck won't pay for it unless a woman is at very high risk. I don't think we're going to see a lot of copy-cat mastectomies among women who don't need them.
I love how kind she is, she makes me want to become a better person.
Reading a lot of the comments below is depressing- the ignorance, the hatred, the vulgarity, the envy... Wow.
No words to say for Angelina......... Just wanna say She is the one brave women in this world...........
she is an inspiration...
If Tom Cruz cut his dick & balls off would he be an inspiration for men??? HELL NO!!!
Angelina is wrong to tell her children she will not get cancer because even after Mastectomy she still has some breast tissure etc and can get other type of cancers.
Mother nature is very powerful. Maybe Angelina would have done better to follow nature and have a few more children.
Cutting off body parts is not scary.
She is an amazing woman!!!!! Inside and out. Ive seen all her interviews, she is so grounded. God bless her and her family xx
Your personal life is your own we appreciate how you share in so many ways
Good and bad and hard ,its yours no matter what negitive things people say .
I have learned a lot with this issued. God bless Angelina.
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Another thing women should think about. If they do have fake boobs the risk from the implants can cause major health problems and even death.
Everyday we all face dangers. Cutting off body parts does is no guarentee of living longer.
yeah but reducing your risk of breast cancer from over 80% to 5%... that's not normal odds for most risks we take. Ppl with this mutation know they have this risk and they have a chance to prevent something much worse ahead of time - that's why most decide to have preventative surgery. No one wants that surgery - but any other choice feels more drastic when you're in that situation. If you knew a plane had an 80% chance of crashing - would you still get on it? Most ppl wouldn't.
Most insurance companies won't cover this. Did you know that? So how can this help those all over the globe? This is considered elective surgery. The other women who have had the same procedure, (hollywood actresess) have that kind of money.
I think she is helping the remaining women through this surgery all over the globe if this surgery give a positive result every one who are suffering from such illness will follow the same thing.
Yeah, but her chances went down from 87% to 5%. I think it's improved her chances from practically inevitable to rather unlikely, even though she still has a 50% chance for ovarian cancer.
Thank you! Finally!! Someone who knows something. Not all of us have access to that kind of procedure. Only rich people.
Incredible human being. A beautiful person through and through.
I've read the article several times, why do you assume I didn't? They were healthy at the time, but there was an 87 percent chance they weren't gonna be, so why wait and take the risk? If you could avoid the suffering of cancer treatment, why wouldn't you? Also, since she will look exactly like she did before except for some small scars, it's not mutilation.
Do you want to know why it concerns me? Because ppl emulate celebrities to such a degree I am worried that more women will go out and do this just b/c Angelina Jolie has made herself into a shining example. When her case may have been more extreme. I don't want women doing this just to do it. This was an extreme case.
Her aunt (her mother's sister) just died of breast cancer a few days ago. But these hateful people just want to hate on someone who's beautiful and rich.
When this hit the media I was shocked but not surprised she would have taken such a huge act, I mean she is ANGELINA :)
2 weeks my Aunt called me and told me she had Breast Cancer. I was shocked and truly heart broken. We spoke how just a bit earlier Angelina went thru this, i think that was helpful for her to think about knowing her (my aunts) drastic choice wasn't "crazy".
I flew from Texas to Florida to care for her for 10 days after her double mastectomy. at the end of 6 days we were walking on the beach, day 12 after the surgery she was jogging on the beach. I am proud of women who have to deal with this stupid hateful disease
I agree, because you're absolutely 100% correct on what you're saying.
Cannabis does not cure all types of cancer. I had a friend who was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. She followed the Rick Simpson protocol to the letter and was assured she would recover because the cancer was caught relatively early. She also underwent conventional treatments at the urging of her family. Neither treatments worked and she proceeded to get weaker and sicker until she eventually died. So cannabis may help relieve some symptoms related to cancer, but in my experience it is not a cure.
there should be a picture in the dictionary of this women that should fall under the terms : heroic, hero and inspiration...
I think Angelina made the right choice by taking control of her life. Having cancer is a scary thing, I know because I was there. One should never take chances with their lives. Now Angelina can focus on her children and breath easier knowing that their children won't have to worry about loosing their mother. God Bless! Wishing you a long, happy life!!!!!
I didn't say USA was the world. You being from Europe, you have better health insurance. FYI, a $100 here would not get you an appointment with any doctor. This is not covered by insurance. It is elective surgery. The test costs $3,000. As for clean water, that is community, not me.
Stop the hate. We don't need that. Angie don't want hate for her enemies.
Actually, this is what you said, "Once the chemo treatment has stopped, the negative effects of chemo fades." The negative effects of chemo do not always fade.
It should be pointed out that reconstruction is not the only option following breast surgery. For women who choose not to, or cannot, have reconstruction prostheses are a great option and are covered by insurance.
I saw my doctor and I was told as a black man I am likely to get prostate cancer. Two days from I will be having surgery to in order to remove my prostate, testicles and penis head. This no laughing matter, if you have a history of prostate cancer in your family and or African American male, you should get this done. It can save your life, never mind what's causing prostate cancer and why it's going up ever year amongst men of every race. Just cut off the parts involve, it's life saving.
Radiation therapy used in cancer treatment doesn't build up. Even if you are talking about radioisotope therapy the radioisotope doesn't migrate to fat cells. Also radiation therapy is not the same as chemotherapy.
I'm not saying chemotherapy couldn't possibly cause long term sides effects. Just that wants the treatment stops the immediate effects starts to fade. When cancer metastasises the effects are far more gruesome.
She is not promoting "this idea of removing body parts essential to the survival of the human race." How is every breast in the world essential to the survival of the human race? She is raising awareness or, in your vernacular, she is promoting awareness of this faulty gene, the implications of such awareness, and one treatment option.
I simply don't understand this country's sick obsession with celebrities. If my wife had to have the same surgery, she would be a bigger hero to me than all the Angelina Jolie's in the world.
She agrees to the interview so she could help raise awareness and show its a normal thing to do to prevent cancer if you have the mutation.
Ofcourse! But Angelina will get more press because she happens to be well known and so she’d possibly be a massive help and reassurance to your wife if she had to go through something similar
As a sign of solidarity and support Brad Pitt has had his privates removed.
I love when people scream, shout & curse at others then they add at the end "love and peace"... Haha! If they only knew.... peace begins from within. Don't let anyone pull you that low. xxxx
the fact that a female celebrity for any reason having to have her breasts remove makes headlines, says something about this world and its opinions on women. why should we care? good for angie and her health, but jesus christ imagine going to get a personal surgical procedure and it blows up in the media. she's taking care of herself and really,t his shouldnt even be some controversial news. its her body, leave her alone.
You just jelly. ;)
~I was commenting on the "God bless you" comment, as Jolie is an atheist and would not appreciate someone's blessing. It is her right to believe in whatever she wishes. I know at least two women personally who both have a family history of breast cancer. They have never even considered having their breasts removed when no sign of cancer was present. Not every woman removes her breast when breast cancer runs in the family!~
Yes but if they carry the gene, most will have them removed. ;)
Actually, chemo can cause irreparable damage to the heart even though it has been stopped. I am in no way advocating for people not to use chemo as a form of treatment for cancer - I am just stating that unfortunately sometimes the "cure" can be very damaging to other organs. So, the negative effects of chemo do not fade for all patients.
As someone who has a BRCA2 mutation she’s always been a beacon of hope me an genetic testing that can prevent cancer
I can't believe some of the stuff I'm reading. Some of you are actually saying she should have not done this and let her have cancer and try and fight it as much as she can while she withers away like her mother? Why would anyone ever wish or want someone this horrible disease. She wants to be there for her kids and husband, I think she is extremely brave for doing this.
this makes perfect sense to me and only confirms that she is a very coherent human being. obviously she had her baby already and took that desition because she is more vulnerable to cancer than most girls.i´ve seen some very rude comments, really ignorant...
I don,t care if you have high risk or jeans for breast cancer in your family or not. To have a double mastectomy and not even have cancer???? I cannot wrap my head around that one. Anything that woman does in her life quite often makes no sense what so ever. And the fact that a doctor out there would do that procedure blows my mind and scares the hell out of me. That is hollywood for ya. Truly what kind of message is she sending women across the globe??? If you have the jeans cut them off SICK
Angelina Jolie is amazing. Gutsy. Courageous. And a fantastic actress. I've realized that long before the more recent developments in her personal and professional life. She continues to amaze. Her professional and private achievements. She is admirable.
Hey mother is very beautiful as well omg I can see where she gets her good looks from
Jolie’s announcement of a double mastectomy was pre-planned to coordinate the release of People Magazine and now TIME Magazine, both of which feature Jolie on the cover and are obviously meant to influence a key Supreme Court decision about to be decided in the next few weeks which could make or break the entire industry of human genomics.
She is so breath taken beautiful.
Agree to disagree. :D
It certainly raises that issue of cost - does the average women and poor women have access to such testing?
Let me start by saying it is her body so she can do whatever she wants with it.
That said, Jolie is insane. She is not inspiring. She removed part of her body because a doctor told her she was at high-risk for cancer. That is crazy. Why not get the mastectomy IF you get cancer?
Talk of "faulty genes" reminds me instantly of eugenics.
Who gets their genes tested?
This is sick. What kind of doctor operates on a healthy patient?
So much is wrong with this and everyone is calling her inspiring because she is a celebrity.
To her credit this decision was slightly less insane than marrying Billy Bob Thornton.
i was just thinking that too. i could break my big toe walking down the street but i ll j do the "brave" thing and just amputate both feet to prevent that…that s not brave that s just plain stupid !
Anne Marie D Yep, I agree. It was lucky for Angelina she didn't have a high-risk for brain cancer.
"I was lobotomized to preempt cancer. I am a hero."
hahahaha well said :)
What kind of person criticises something somebody does to reduce the risk of dying so she can take care of her children?
Melina Trimarchi The sane kind? Check the survival rates for breast cancer... Stage II breast cancer has a 93 percent survival rate. Only in the absolute latest stages of the disease is it likely fatal.
How about... if you are at high risk for cancer get screened twice a year? Jolie has ten times better healthcare than you or I... I mean have you ever had your DNA tested?
So a news program is allowed to tell me that cutting off parts of your body if you are completely physically healthy is OK and I am not allowed to criticize this stupidity?
Angelina: phobia of being hugged (even by her own mother), used knives and cutting in bed during sex, wore a shirt covered in blood to her own wedding, wore vials of husband's blood around neck and demanded her blood back from him when they divorced so he could not curse her, her father went public with concerns for her sanity... but no one is in a position to criticize her because she is famous and therefore an inspiration to dumb people everywhere.
Women, there's no need to do this. Alkalinity and/or balancing your body's pH (acid/alkaline) levels is all it takes to pull the rug out from under cancer, which needs an acidic physiological climate to survive. My own mother died from not doing this, while my friend's mother recently recovered from terminal cancer by doing it. Her main tools were a vegan diet, fruit/veggie smoothies, and alkaline water. And love.
That won’t change the mutated gene
She will be remembered.
At the end of fame, power and money there comes a light inside your self which makes you realize the cause of life...
Until then people struggle and strive.
She wrote one article. It's not her fault that so many people read it.
I think she should have kept this to herself. Not every woman on this planet has enough money to undergo that operation just because some day they could possibly have cancer. She had better write a book on how to avoid or diminish that risk without having to go through surgery.
Just imagine half of the world with fake enhanced breasts, and the other half with removed breasts.
Leave them boobs alone, for God's sake!
they would have found out anywho
so the interview was from 2006 , very sneaky of them to try and imply that this was exclusive
Yes, sooooooooo sneaky of them. I never would've guessed it was from an interview from the past. I just assumed they clearly and very obviously, posted the wrong year on those interviews. Evidently, they thought we'd be fooled because she so openly spoke of her mastectomy in those older clips. (rolls eyes) So glad I wasn't the only one almost fooled by their blatant deceit. LoL 😏
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She is brave, great human, great actress.
She is beautiful inside and outside.
Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful woman in Hollywood.. But, most important, she is beautiful inside!
Beauty Queen.
Think about it...Cancer actually got her before it was even there? Isn't that kind of twisted?
Can you provide a single citation for a peer-reviewed study that substantiates either your claim that 1) the body's alkalinity can be changed through diet, or 2) the cancer risk of BRCA1 carriers can be modified through diet or lifestyle factors? Typically, a citation includes author, title of the medical journal article, name of the journal, and date of publication. I'll be waiting...
Who says bad things about this woman should be ashamed
Sad. You don't mutilate your body like that. Same as being treated for lung cancer because you're smoking.
It’s called science. Go educate yourself and then come back and chat. ;)
"She thinks nothing of of self-mutilation and mutilation of others" which means that she does not think about mutilating herself or others.
A mastectomy has nothing to do with cancer? It may have to do with breast cancer. How would her operation be an insult to those who HAVE suffered from cancer? So, it's a insult to those who have had cancer, but not to those who currently have cancer according to you.
"That woman just crossed a border... doesn't complain about anything..."
"The poor indeed are insensible of many little vexations which sometimes embitter the possessions and pollute the enjoyments of the rich. They are not pained by casual incivility, or mortified by the mutilation of a compliment; but this happiness is like that of a malefactor who ceases to feel the cords that bind him when the pincers are tearing his flesh."
-Samuel Johnson
She is so beautiful😘😍
~Also, why do you think that your opinion is better than mine? I have every right to post a comment as you do. Name calling is your business.
For you to insult a person's voice because of a comment I made speaks volumes about the kind of person you are.~
I don't think you'd say that if you or a loved one was diagnose with such disease. It's better to live a long prosperous life and like her, be there for her children as long as she can. So taking preventative care is key.
Bless her. She is the sweetest person.
What a woman, she always tries to do best. I love it when celebrities use their fame for good and not idiocy.
I said what I said. She had a chance of getting breast cancer. She mad her own decision. What bothers me, is she flaunts it like it is a big deal. In America, people tend to worship actors. I don't know what it is like in you country, but we are saturated with everything she does, and some of us are getting tired of it. I think that is the point I am making. not everyone cares what she does.
This is really sad. I would never imagine that this is something she would do in her lifetime.
Agreed! She shouldn't have had to.
@@vegetableautopsy3551shouldn’t is an odd choice of word. I’m sure she didn’t want to either, but it was the best of a horrible choice
i think angelina jolie is a true role model to all women and anyone who has anything bad to write/comment or say take it some where else, ok?
My roll model is my mum she got the whole family to get checked for bra1 cancer gene and me im positive for it so far have had my ovaries tubes removed, now on waiting list to have my breasts done. Lost my mum aged 63 to ovarian cancer. I knew about bra1 cancer gene 12 yrs ago! Ange maybe roll models to others but to me it was my MUM!
So proud of you Angelina!
What you choose to do in the bedroom is your business. Angelina Jolie is strange in other ways. Just look up her bio.
she is beautiful in every single way !
Lets Face it Angerlina is strong and very courageous. I saw come and help Sandy
victims, I wish I had that daring spirit she has. Like I said, what a woman!
That is not true radiation does not leave the system completely as it builds up in fatty tissues. My aunts immune system has been devastated by chemo and will never become 100% again, she is constantly ill due to its effects and it has been 4 years since she has undergone the treatment with no end in sight, the chemo destroyed her lymph nodes.
Well I had an entire argument set up but seeing as most of your comments get voted down or marked as spam anyway there's really no point.
Great story... well put together
I do not know that weather she is role model or not but definitely she is beautiful.
It is truly easy to judge other's decisions and be complete ignorant to the facts. Kudos to Angelina!
Believe me she didn't shout, I live in Iran. And she is huge here too unlike other trashy hollywood stars. And I found about it recently. I'm only 32. I went to this sonography?( you call it?) centre and I did found something wrong in my breast. It has nothing to do with cancer but still I need a surgery, thanks to Angelina causing awareness. Although I know most people don't have the money to go through the whole process, I mean what she did. But she has always been a wise woman.
I would do the same thing as well. In fact depending on what my genetic testing results are I will be doing the same thing. As Matina McBride's song says" Cancer doesn't discriminate"
We are all praying for you Ms Angelina. you are such an inspiration and a very good motivator to everybody. we control our problems, we do not let our problems control us. God bless you...we love you so much!