ANGELINA JOLIE...BRAVE AND STILL BEAUTIFUL: Kickin' Cancer Out

Photo: Kolektiv Smemetnjak
"My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman," "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy."
I was stunned to see this. I guess you never expect the rich and beautiful to have the problems that the rest of us have. Of course, the cost of surgery and reconstruction is a non factor for Angelina, but the idea of a woman who was voted "Most Beautiful in the World", several times over, removing both breasts in a preventive measure, with no current disease presenting...is shocking and courageous. Congratulations to ALL CANCER SURVIVORS and the incredible people who are faced with these insanely difficult decisions everyday. You are all an inspiration, and prove everyday the beauty runs deeper than appearance. That takes alot of guts. ~Scully













