Back at work ... Brad Pitt for the first time since news borke of his partner Angelina Jolie double mastectomy surgery
The actress – who was told by doctors she had an 87 per cent chance of contracting
breast cancer – took the decision to have her breasts removed after her six children
expressed fears she’d meet the same fate as their tragic grandmother.
He said: “Having witnessed this decision first hand, I find Angie’s choice, as well as
so many others like her, absolutely heroic
Angelina wrote about her decision – which she had previously kept secret – in the
New York Times on Tuesday in a bid to help other women.
The actor concealed his eyes behind aviator shades as he attended a movie meeting at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.
Dressed all in black, the Hollywood star cut a pensive figure as he made his way back to his vehicle.
“They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a ‘faulty’ gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
“My doctors estimated that I had an 87 per cent risk of breast cancer and a 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.
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