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As much as I detest Angelina Jolie, this is not a subject to take lightly.And I a detest her. So I am not defending her. Just the subject. Sorry.I know many women who have had mastectomies and hysterectomies....and they are all still women. As far as I know.
I agree with you. Cancer is a scourge on humanity. It affects the wicked and the righteous without discrimination. My father passed away 3 years ago from cancer, and my step-father is currently suffering with terminal cancer. I do not wish it on anyone.
I'm not a big fan of Jolie's, but she did a foolish thing. She doesn't even have cancer yet. Just the gene. that leads to cancer. So, she did it before she even devloped it.
I don't like her because she recently made a very anti-Serb movie and she is also involved in some things where ever she goes children get raped by UN animals. But what she has done is for medical reasons. My best friend's mom did the same thing and now cancer is back.
I'm not a big fan of Jolie's, but she did a foolish thing. She doesn't even have cancer yet. Just the gene that leads to cancer. So, she did it before she even devloped it.
Men who have had their equipment taken due to cancer, etc. are still men too. Having an external surgery doesn't make you not a woman or not a man anymore.
Of course, that is not the issue. The issue is how much should you remove before getting cancer, or anything else for that matter, to proactively reduce/eliminate your chances of getting a disease?
I would take into account functionality of the still-healthy organ, then the health and psychological and/or social issues that may arise from its removal if that decision is made, then the cosmetic issues. No organ or part of the body should be removed without careful consideration.
I just saw an article that states Angelina Jolie is going to have more surgery to remove her ovaries since her mother died of ovarian cancer and she has a high risk of getting that as well.
What do you do when they give you all this information? I'm not sure if I would make the same choice...but some people are very proactive.
I'm not a doctor, but I read the story in the newspaper. Have you?
I want to see a high profile male actor with a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer proactively have his prostate gland removed.
Trust me on this, Brad Pitt might say publicly he supports Jolie, but i don't believe he's going to stay with her. If Pitt left his pretty wife Jen Aniston for Jolie, you think he is going to stay with Jolie with no boobs.I doubt it.
Prostate cancer is in most cases not deadly and can be detected on time.