The news that actress Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after learning that she carried BRCA1 — gene linked to breast cancer — elicited a range of responses from Takeaway listeners. Some called to applaud her choice while others shared difficult stories about their own struggles with cancer.
Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi became one of the first Saudi women to go public about her breast cancer, and has been trying to reduce the stigma across the Arab world.
In an op-ed piece for our partner The New York Times, actress and director Angelina Jolie announced that she recently underwent a double mastectomy after learning that she is a carrier of the BRCA1 breast cancer gene and was at high risk of developing the disease. After battling breast cancer for nearly a decade, Jolie’s […]