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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAngelina Jolie's Aunt Dies Of Breast Cancer
http://www.businessinsider.com/angelina-jolies-aunt-dies-of-breast-cancer-2013-5(Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's aunt died of breast cancer on Sunday, a hospital spokesman in California said, nearly two weeks after the actress wrote about electing to have a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer.
Debbie Martin, the younger sister of Jolie's mother, died at age 61 at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, near San Diego.
Her husband, Ron Martin, told Britain's Sky News that his wife had the same defective BRCA1 gene as Jolie.
Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died of breast cancer in 2007 at age 56.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/angelina-jolies-aunt-dies-of-breast-cancer-2013-5#ixzz2UVAeoVZp
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Angelina Jolie's Aunt Dies Of Breast Cancer (Original Post)
xchrom
May 2013
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Brickbat
(19,339 posts)1. Fuck cancer.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)2. Angeline has done the right thing on many, many levels
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. And there were DUer's accusing Jolie of some corporate conpsiracy......nt
Hugin
(33,207 posts)4. Sad to hear of this.
This news makes Angelina's choice seem even more courageous and informed.
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