The likelihood of developing breast cancer scared the world's legend and made them lie under a knife on their own. A probability of 87% was an indication for bilateral breast amputation, as a result of which Angelina Jolie removed the mammary glands. The world star did not wait until this fate overtook her. As the doctors themselves say, this is an extremely painful operation.
Likelihood of illness
Angelina Jolie's disease was not detected, doctors only reported an 87% chance of maternal transmission of the disease. Unfortunately, the biography of Angelina Jolie is overshadowed by the death at the young age of her mother and grandmother from breast cancer. Therefore, Angelina did not wait until the cancer develops in her, and decided to lie under the knife. Recall that Jolie Angelina is now the mother of six children, three of whom are relatives, and three are adopted. She promised them that she would never leave them. Jolie stated that she did this solely for the sake of her children.
According to American doctors, modern technology allows them to determine who and what can get sick. Healthy people have a great chance to prevent illness. Angelina might not get sick, but the chances came down to 9: 1. All this is due to poor heredity.
Operation
Angelina Jolie has removed the mammary glands in one of the best clinics in the United States. Her husband, Brad Pitt , was always beside her. They did everything secretly, the paparazzi are now nervously biting their elbows, because they have not been able to find out and shoot anything.
The doctor of the actress, Dr. Karlan, once treated her mother. Therefore, the heredity of the film star is well known to her. In the early 90's. The doctor was in a group of specialists who found that mutation of one gene leads to the onset and development of ovarian and breast cancer. Unfortunately, this mutation is inherited from the person’s parents.
Dr. Karlan claims that in the 21st century, having modern technology, it is extremely important to determine which of the relatives was sick and who died of what. This knowledge can save the lives of the next generation.
Such a bold step will allow a woman to stay with her children longer. After all, she knows firsthand what it is to lose a loved one. Her mother and grandmother had ovarian and breast cancer. Not everyone can make such a choice, but Angelina added confidence in the future.
Stunning news
The news that Angelina Jolie removed the mammary glands, which were completely healthy, shocked the world. The New York Stock Exchanges even reacted to this. Shares of a monopolistic company engaged in the production of products for genetic analysis increased by 4%. The actress caused admiration and many calls to female profile clinics. Thousands of women all over the world wanted to test their health.
Although Angelina Jolie did not become a pioneer here. Breast removal operations were done long before her. For example, the wife of the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford Betty, had such an operation back in 1974. This has become the prevention of cancer.
Within three months, the actress underwent 3 operations. During this time, she could be seen more than once with her husband in a movie, museum, she even attended the London G8 Summit , was on the rostrum of the World Women's Forum in New York, and flew to Congo as a goodwill ambassador. No one knew or guessed about the problem, because she never complained about her health and even wore her backpacks. Today, the mammary glands are removed, and instead of them are implants.
Mastectomy
A common practice in the United States and Western Europe is prophylactic mastectomy. Previously, appendicitis and healthy tonsils were easily excised. These operations are performed to exclude the possibility of inflammation. Today, girls who are at risk are offered to get rid of healthy fallopian tubes.
More recently, the principle of the appearance of cancer cells in women has been discovered. It turns out that they begin to nucleate precisely in these organs. But to cut them or not, it is up to everyone to decide for themselves.
The Deputy Director of the Scientific Oncology Center D. Zaridze claims that there are two ways to treat this disease. The first is removal, and the second is active monitoring of women with increased hereditary risks of breast cancer. This means that a woman should undergo an examination once every six months, and perhaps more often: to do a mammogram and an ultrasound examination.
Forewarned is forearmed
In the United States, the removal of mammary glands costs about 50 thousand dollars, and the analysis for gene mutations - about 3.5 thousand dollars. In Russia, such a procedure will cost about 20 thousand rubles, but it is also not cheap. Experts remind that self-prevention is the best way to prevent the disease, especially since it is free.
The honored Russian doctor E. Lilin says that the simplest thing that can be done is to prevent the tumor from developing. Every morning, in front of the mirror, a woman should feel her breasts so that there are no seals, balls or nodules. UN statistics have announced awesome figures. About 500,000 women get breast cancer in the world in a year! Of these, less than 1% inherited cancer. A gene mutation is just one of 700 possible causes of oncology.
In one of the letters in the New York Times, the actress says that she did not feel worse after that. “In my personal plan, I didn’t stop being a woman, but on the contrary, I felt stronger that I was able to make such a difficult choice,” says Angelina Jolie. The operations that she underwent and which she has yet to undergo, she perceives as another obstacle to personal happiness.
What awaits the actress?
Perhaps the biography of Angelina Jolie will soon be replenished with another unpleasant fact. After all, now she has to remove the ovaries. Today, the actress is gaining strength and getting ready for surgery. Doctors say that after Angelina Jolie has removed the mammary glands, the mutation can spread to the ovaries. The probability of developing a malignant tumor on these organs is 50:50, and after removal, the proportion will decrease to 1:20. For Jolie, this is a very important advantage, so, probably, she will nevertheless do it, bringing the matter to the end. We wish her and her large family good health.