"My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent," Jolie wrote in her New York Times op-ed, titled "My Medical Choice." "I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer."
Meanwhile, Jolie is also reportedly planning to undergo an oophorectomy to drastically minimize her chance of developing ovarian cancer.
"For any woman reading this, I hope it helps you to know you have options," she wrote. "I want to encourage every woman, especially if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, to seek out the information and medical experts who can help you through this aspect of your life, and to make your own informed choices."
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