Pitt: Jolie a hero

Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy was “absolutely heroic”, according to her partner Brad Pitt.

Wed, 15 May, 2013 - 08:09

Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy was “absolutely heroic”, according to her partner Brad Pitt.

The 37-year-old Hollywood star took the decision to have the procedure because she carries the ”faulty” gene BRCA1, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

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