Overview
- Jolie said her double mastectomy scars are a deliberate choice she values, expressing gratitude for being able to act proactively to stay with her children.
- She linked the decision to her family's cancer history, noting the loss of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, and the absence of a grandmother for her children.
- Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy in 2013 after testing positive for a BRCA1 mutation and has said it reduced her estimated breast cancer risk from about 87% to under 5%.
- She later had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in 2015 as an additional preventive step.
- Her comments follow a December Time France cover where she publicly showed her scars for the first time, with coverage also noting her Paris appearances and her role in Couture.