Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Mastectomy

(Image source: Flickr / Chris_Natt )   BY LAUREN ZIMA   Angelina Jolie revealed she had a double mastectomy in a powerful op-ed piece for The New York Times. The actress tells of discovering she carries the gene BRCA1 — that doctors told her she was at an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer, and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. She decided to have her breast tissue removed. “…the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. … I can tell my children that they […]