Angelina Jolie sparked a lot of controversy earlier this month when she revealed her decision to have both her breasts removed following a BRCA+ diagnosis.
“Why did she have to tell the world?” people asked.
“Did she just do it for publicity?”
“Why didn’t she get her ovaries removed as well?”
Unfortunately, many people judged and criticised Jolie without really understanding what her diagnosis meant and what her options were.
The aim of this blog is not to add to the discussion about whether or not she made the right choice (I fully support her decision and also believe she was right to tell the world, before a journalist did). Instead, I want to explain a little about my experience of BRCA genetic testing here in the UK, and what a BRCA+ diagnosis means.
To continue reading this blog in Breast Cancer Care UK’s Vita magazine, follow the link below:
http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/news/blog/angelina-s-genes-what-are-brca1-brca2
the big scary 'C' word 