Alamo City Cancer Council founder Dr. Sharon Wilks applauded Angelina Jolie-Pitt’s public announcement that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to prevent cancer shows the importance of both early detection and generic counseling.
Click here for the KSAT report on Alamo City Cancer Council’s reaction to Joine Pitt announcement.
Dr. Wilks made her remarks in a KSAT News report following the announcement.
Jolie-Pitt lost her mother, grandmother and aunt to cancer, previously had a double mastectomy after genetic testing showed she was at risk for cancer. In an op-ed on the New York Times editorial page, Jolie-Pitt said she had been considering the surgery and a cancer scare prompted her to go through with it.
“It is not easy to make these decisions. But it is possible to take control and tackle head-on any health issue,” she wrote. “You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power.”
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