Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double masectomy has been getting much attention. When the actor, director, and activist learned that she carries the BRCA1 gene, which drastically increases her chances of developing breast and ovarian cancer, she made the difficult decision to have both of her breasts removed and reconstructed. Her doctors estimate that her risk for breast cancer after the preventative double mastectomy has gone from 87 percent to 5 percent. Now that she can breathe significantly easier about her risk for breast cancer, it's time to focus on reducing her chances for ovarian cancer by having her ovaries removed.




