The famous film star Angelina Jolie underwent prophylactic bilateral mastectomy on 16th February 2013 at the age of about 37 years. Her mother died of carcinoma breast at the age of 56 in 2007. Angelina Jolie’s aunt(mother’s sister) also died of carcinoma of breast three months after Jolie’s operation. Both the sisters were BRCA1 positive. The film actress also inherited this mutated gene. What is your opinion?
By going under the knife, she has reduced the risk of developing breast cancer to zero. She chose the surgery for aesthetic reasons. The risk of developing breast cancer has been significantly reduced. This risk could have been better reduced with the help of Tamoxifen. All she did was for money from the American Laboratories to promote genetic testing for carcinoma breast, which is extremely costly in America. Which out of the above five choices is the best suitable…
