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Warpy

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26. Jolie's courage in this is mind boggling

Tue May 14, 2013, 10:57 PM

May 2013

She's made her career on her looks, yet chose a disfiguring operation to save her life and instead of trying to use prostheses and keep quiet and keep her career, she's chosen to speak out about this rough choice facing women with certain genetic variants. More will be courageous enough to take care of their own health because of her.

I always thought it was a shame she got stuck making kiddie superhero movies. I've seen a few small films with her in a dramatic role and she was very good. She's actually quite a capable actress.

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"Killer Boobs" [View all] PDittie May 2013 OP

It's a brave decision lillypaddle May 2013 #1

it's a sane decision given the stats. cali May 2013 #2

Agree. nt lillypaddle May 2013 #5

What are the stats? East Coast Pirate May 2013 #6

On another thread shawn703 May 2013 #9

I had no idea it could be that high. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #16

In Jolie's case she said she had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer, down to 5% after surgery. cui bono May 2013 #13

Wow. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #15

I think it's 85-90% Those wouldn't be odds I'd want tavalon May 2013 #20

Me neither. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #27

All women with that BRC gene should have access ... ananda May 2013 #3

So it hasn't become a common screening tool yet tavalon May 2013 #21

K&R pinboy3niner May 2013 #4

My insurance wouldn't pay for testing for the BRC genes Cairycat May 2013 #7

I come from a family of cancer survivors... Javaman May 2013 #8

I suspect you can, proactively, have your colon removed tavalon May 2013 #22

Oh, I know. Javaman May 2013 #28

I would do it in a minute. HappyMe May 2013 #10

Yeah, I don't know how much the test costs and I'm highly doubtful that it's covered by insurance tavalon May 2013 #24

Eye catching title NewJeffCT May 2013 #11

I've always liked this t-shirt pokerfan May 2013 #23

After my grandmother's first mastectomy... Bibliovore May 2013 #12

I have to say I don't understand it BainsBane May 2013 #14

The cancer associated with the BRCA gene Ms. Toad May 2013 #17

Please Forgive my ignorance BainsBane May 2013 #18

Nope, afraid not tavalon May 2013 #25

Breast cancer is a lot more complex than that. Ms. Toad May 2013 #29

Very informative post, I had LCIS too and the sufrommich May 2013 #31

Partly (as to the ovaries removal), Ms. Toad May 2013 #33

A very information post BainsBane May 2013 #32

So is it common these days to get the BRAC gene work up? tavalon May 2013 #19

Because you like it... Ms. Toad May 2013 #30

Regarding testing, go on your own family history Hekate May 2013 #34

Jolie's courage in this is mind boggling Warpy May 2013 #26

Her biggest job right now is mother tavalon May 2013 #35

I thought this was going to be a thread on the Bush administration. GoCubsGo May 2013 #36