Hyoyeon~Minzy 12,109 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Angelina Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer days after op-edhttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57586264/angelina-jolies-aunt-dies-of-breast-cancer-days-after-op-ed/ Less than two weeks after Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer, her aunt died from the disease Sunday. Debbie Martin died at age 61 at a hospital in Escondido, Calif. near San Diego, her husband, Ron Martin, told The Associated Press. Debbie Martin was the younger sister of Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, whose own death from ovarian cancer in 2007 inspired the surgery that Jolie described in a May 14 op-ed in the New York Times. According to her husband, Debbie Martin had the same defective BRCA1 gene that Jolie does, but didn't know it until after her 2004 cancer diagnosis. "Had we known, we certainly would have done exactly what Angelina did," Ron Martin said in a phone interview. Debbie Martin's death was first reported by E! News. Ron Martin said after getting breast cancer, Debbie Martin had her ovaries removed preventively because she was also at very high genetic risk for ovarian cancer, which has killed several women in her family. The 37-year-old Jolie said in her op-ed that her doctors estimated that she had a 50 percent risk of getting ovarian cancer but an 87 percent risk of breast cancer so she had her breasts removed first, reducing her likelihood to a mere 5 percent. She described the three-step surgical process in detail in the op-ed "because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience." The story, a surprise to most save those closest to Jolie, spurred a broad discussion of genetic testing and pre-emptive surgery. © 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku 1,254 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I heard about it on the news this morning. :sad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky 15,878 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 her family have history of breast and ovarian cancer, it's good how angie realized that she got the defective genes and took precautions against it before it too late her kids need to be careful as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Jung 19,680 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 OMG RIP did she do double masectomy after knowing her aunt suffers from breast cancers as well as her mother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyoyeon~Minzy 12,109 Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 OMG RIP did she do double masectomy after knowing her aunt suffers from breast cancers as well as her mother? She did it after she found out she had an 85% chance, I think it was, but I'm sure her mother and aunt's situations were a huge contributing factor. But poor Angelina, to have to suffer through two family deaths. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclops 378 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 omg all I saw was "Angelina Jolie dies breast cancer" anyways RIP cancer is so scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qri 4,063 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuma Kiryu 1,823 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 RIP. Cancer is really scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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