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The news of Oscar-winning actress and director Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy highlights the struggle of not only many of Hollywood's elite women but also ofeveryday Americans who are affected by breast cancer.
Since 1997, the number of women who opt to undergo single mastectomies (where only one breast is removed) has risen from 6.7 percent to 25 percent in 2005, reports a 2011 study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. This rise of women going under the knife cna likely be traced to the now-widespread use of tests that screen for the prescence of the BRCA genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that can significantly increase a woman's risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
In addition, more American women are undergoing double mastectomies in the United States than other parts around the world reports a study conducted by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. In fact, even when women are told that it is only necessary to have one breast removed, the majority — 70 percent — choose to have both removed. The decision to do a double mastectomy is most common in women who have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer or those who tested positive for mutations in the BRCA genes.
It's not only women who are affected. One in 1000 men in the U.S. is diagnosed with the disease, reports the American Cancer Society (ACS). While women can sometimes treat breast cancer with a lumpectomy (where just the cancerous lump is removed), most men with breast cancer undergo a mastectomy; in men, a lumpectomy isn't as effective due to the relatively small size of a male breast and a female breast. A mastectomy is advised for men who have a malignant tumor directly below the nipple says The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Here are 11 Hollywood stars who have had a mastectomy or double mastectomy to stand up to cancer.
Applegate’s “Kelly” from Married… with Children landed her a role as America’s “sexiest daughter” on primetime TV. The starlet was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, at age 36 and opted for a double mastectomy despite the doctor’s diagnosis that it was not life-threatening. "I've had to talk about that word [cancer] more than I've ever had to talk about a word in my life,” said Applegate in an interview with People. "After a while you're like, There's got to be something else to me."Wikimedia CommonsBest known for her role as “Molly Brown” in the 1997 Hollywood classic Titanic, Bates is an ovarian cancer and breast cancer survivor. The Hollywood gem continues to shine bright despite her difficult journey with cancer. "My family calls me Kat because I always land on my feet and thankfully this is no exception,” Bates said to People about her decision to undergo a double mastectomy in September. Matteo MerlettoAmerican journalist, known for her work in ABC, NBC and Nick News on Nickelodeon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. The news-savvy reporter underwent a double mastectomy and has added humor to her condition. “Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer is "going to cry," said Ellerbee to the Chicago Tribune. “…So you might as well give yourself permission to laugh as well. It may be humor of a dark sort, but it's very sustaining."Nick NewsWife of “The Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne, did a preventative double mastectomy in 2012. The decision for the former The Talk cohost was a “no-brainer” she said in an interview with Hello! "I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy." 11 years ago Osbourne battled colon cancer and last year she was diagnosed with the BRCA gene that put her at high risk for developing breast.Wikimedia CommonsE! News co-anchor and star of the hit reality show Giuliana & Bill was brave to keep the cameras on for the viewers to see her journey with breast cancer. The E! star was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2011 while she was tried a vitro fertilization to have a child with her husband Bill. Rancic first underwent a double lumpectomy and removal of her lympth nodes prior to the double mastectomy. In December 2011, the star learned she still had cancerous cells in her breast. "Not only can it save your life, but you can come out feeling healthier and with a positive self-image,” said Rancic to E! News about her decision to have the surgery. Chrisa HickeyFormer White House lady of the late United States president Ronald Reagan had a mastectomy in 1987 after the diagnosis of a malignant tumor. Reagan made her choice because “the option of a lumpectomy would have required follow-up radiation treatment or chemotherapy, and that would have interfered with her schedule as First Lady” reported the New York Times (NYT) on an interview with Reagan and ABC’s “20/20”. Known for his role as detective John Shaft in Shaft (1971), Shaft’s Big Score (1972), and Shaft in America (1973), Roundtree was diagnosed with male breast in 1993. The masculine icon of the 1970s told USA Today “I couldn't possibly have breast cancer. Men don't get this," about his diagnosis in 2001. The leading man underwent a double mastectomy and received radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Hollywood’s queen of comedy, Sykes had a breast reduction prior to her diagnosis of a malignant tumor in her left breast. Her family’s history of breast cancer did not make her hesitate to have a double mastectomy. In a Sykes humored fashion, she shared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show “[But] I was real hesitant about doing this, because I hate walking. I got a lot of [cancer] walks coming up,” reports People.Greg HernanzdezAmerica’s beloved child actress and now United States ambassador, Temple, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1972. The golden curly-haired star received a radical mastectomy and became one of the few Hollywood starlets who openly came out to the public about her battle with the disease. Her coming out led to 50,000 letters of fan mail that all expressed their support for the dimpled star of Hollywood reports the Daily Mail. Angelina Jolie, shown here with at 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, recently completed a double mastectomy and reconstructive plastic breast surgery, as a measure to lessen her risk for breast cancer.Reuters
