CANCER SCARE FOR THE STAR - ANGELINA JOLIE

ANGELINA JOLIE IN LARA CROFT MOVIE

ANGELINA WITH HER LATE MUM WHO PASSED ON AFTER LOOSING CANCER BATTLE

ANGELINA WITH HER FIANCE, BRAD PITT

HOLLYWOOD superstar Angelina Jolie today revealed she recently underwent a 

double mastectomy because she feared she would develop cancer.

The actress, 37, said genetic tests determined she had an 87 per cent chance of 

being hit with the breast cancer and a 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer.

The mum-of-six said she made the decision for her family after her children asked 

her if she was going to meet the same fate as their tragic grandmother.

Angelina's mum Marcheline Bertrand’s died of ovarian cancer in 2007 aged just 57.

Ange began the procedures to have both breasts removed in February and said 

her husband Brad Pitt, 49, was at her side for all of her operations.

She said her chances of contracting breast cancer has now been reduced to five 

per cent.

Angelina wrote about her decision - which had been kept secret until now - in the 

New York Times on Tuesday in a bid to help other women.