Angelina Jolie is a beautiful, talented actress and a phenomenal humanitarian. Recently, when she learned that she had the gene for breast cancer, she took preventative steps and had a double mastectomy. Recently again, she had a blood test that showed she had markers for possible early cancer, and she had her ovaries removed. The whole thing of course has raised a lot of controversy. Some have sung her praises. Others think it all too drastic. I definitely believe in a woman's right to choose, but I can't help but wonder what will she do if she did a test to discover markers for possible early brain or skin cancers …

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