Mastectomy op drops Jolie's chance of cancer from 87% to under 5%.

As a Hollywood star with global appeal, Angelina Jolie’s decision to publicise her preventative double mastectomy to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer has given support to women in a similar situation, say campaigners.

Her article in the New York Times has generated worldwide headlines about the risks of developing breast cancer comparable perhaps only to the publicity after Kylie Minogue revealed in 2005 that she had been diagnosed with the disease. The Australian star was given the all-clear the following year after surgery and chemotherapy.