Angelina's breast removal came as a big shock to the world. After all, she didn't actually have breast cancer but made her decision based on her supposedly great risk of developing breast cancer. To some people Angelina Jolie has become a role model for women while for others, she's a self-mutilating freak. What is your personal opinion based on the fact that her mother died of breast cancer at an early age and she carries the same high-risk genes. According to experts, by undertaking this preventative mastectomy she could lower her breast cancer risk from over 80% down to approx. 5%. I'm interested in this topic as I've already had to undergo two biopsies which both have turned out to be benign tumors that didn't need to be removed. But every time I go for my check-up I'm worried that I might get bad news so I can definitely sympathize with Angelina.
I thought the majority of the secular world supported a woman's choice to do whatever she wants to her own body. This actually is *only her body. I figure she made the best choice she could, based on medical advise. That's that.
How DARE some woman I've never met remove her breasts for personal reasons that don't involve me whatsoever?!
HOW DARE SHE?!
I think Angelina Jolie made a wise decision having a preemptive double mastectomy.
I am hoping the incredible attention this is getting will raise awareness and encourage
otherthis women to have genetic testing to determine their risk.
However, if it turns out that the test Angelina Jolie had is only available to people of means, that severely diminishes the example she sets to others.
by Karen Hellier 11 years ago
What do you think of Angelina Jolie's recent decision to have a double mastectomy?If you are a woman and had the same test results, would you have made the same decision? If you're a man, would you want your wife/significant other to do the same?
by Jill Spencer 8 years ago
Does Angelina Jolie's passive-aggressive tweet re the Paris attacks tick you off, too?As the world reacts in horror, sadness and anger over the Paris attacks, Jolie tweeted, "Whilst everyone talks about #Paris no one mentions the #ISIS attack in #Lebanon yesterday. I pray for both...
by alexandriaruthk 11 years ago
Will you consider mastectomy, breast removal if you have risk of breast cancer?It is tough for women.
by Ralph Schwartz 9 years ago
What is your opinion on getting a Preventative Mastectomy with no Breast Cancer Diagnosis?Being that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I heard about this procedure on the radio - as a man and unable to understand all the emotions behind it, I wanted to hear from others and learn more.
by definitions 11 years ago
Do you like Angelina Jolie more nowI admit, I feel a little guilty because I thought she was somewhat shallow earlier on, but her recent braveness in getting a mastectomy makes me think what a beautiful and brave person - inside and out. How about you?
by samman 4 years ago
Does wearing a bra increase the breast cancer risk?
Copyright © 2024 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2024 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |