Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie, has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer.

Jolie says she made the decision after doctors estimated she had an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer. She says she had sought to reassure her six children that the illness would not take her away from them.

Jolie underwent nine weeks of complex surgery to have the double mastectomy, followed by reconstruction of the breasts with implants. She says her chances of developing breast cancer have now dropped to under 5 percent.

Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie, has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer.

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