READ TO YOU: United States: cancer prevention, Angelina Jolie became remove both breasts

BY RFI 


Angelina Jolie has just undergone a double mastectomy, the removal of both breasts.After being discovered carrying a genetic mutation that is likely to cause aggressive breast cancer, the American film star has decided to have surgery preventively. 

Holds an inherited genetic mutation on the BRCA 1 gene, a mutation that nearly 9 out of 10 chance of causing breast cancer, Jolie decided to undergo a double preventive mastectomy. The removal of both breasts brought down the risk of cancer in only 5%. It was after the death of his mother, who died of breast cancer at the age of 56, she wanted to do a test to see if it was also susceptible to the disease. Tests too expensive It is expressed in an article Tuesday in the New York Times and called women to get tested for this type of disease. Although the numbers are improving, breast cancer annually kills more than 500,000 people worldwide. Already engaged in humanitarian battles, she is an ambassador of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN and now operates in the field of screening for breast cancer. But the removal of the breasts is a heavy and difficult psychological operation. Mutations in BRCA1 account for only 5% of breast cancers. Tests were performed on this gene when breast cancers are common in the same family. In the United States, these tests cost 3000 dollars, "still too expensive for many women," laments the Hollywood star.