Angelina Jolie is honoring her late's mom's birthday by urging women to undergo screenings for breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Bertrand died in 2007 at age 56, after a nearly eight-year cancer battle.
"In June, I will be a month away from the age when she was diagnosed. I have had preventive surgeries to try to lessen chances but I continue to have check ups," continued the actor, who revealed in 2013 that she’d undergoneto reduce her chances of developing breast cancer. She later opted to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
"My mom loved Hendrix," the actor went on, referring to late rock legend Jimi Hendrix."And would always sign her letters Kiss the Sky. It took on new meaning after she passed."Bei / ShutterstockShe concluded her message by expressing her condolences to others who have lost special people in their lives, along with a plea for women to get routine mammograms and other cancer screenings.
“Sending my love to those who have also lost loved ones and strength to those who are fighting at this very moment for their lives and the lives of those they love,” she wrote. “And to other women, please take the time to look after yourself and go for your mammograms and blood tests or ultrasounds, particularly if you have a family history of cancer. “
Jolie added the hashtags #WOCD2023 #worldovariancancerdayand included a link in her Instagram bio to the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s
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