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Title: Removing ovaries cuts breast cancer risk in women with BRCA gene: Canadian study
Post by: NewsHound on April 23, 2015, 12:00 PM
Angelina Jolie revealed that she had her ovaries removed.  Canadian research is backing up her surgery: an oophorectomy could cut risk of death in women who have the BRCA gene.

Source: Removing ovaries cuts breast cancer risk in women with BRCA gene: Canadian study (http://globalnews.ca/news/1956538/removing-ovaries-cuts-breast-cancer-risk-in-women-with-brca-gene-canadian-study/)