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Actress Angelina Jolie has sparked a national conversation after opting to undergo a preventative double mastectomy when she tested positive for the breast cancer gene, BRCA1. Jolie’s family history combined with her test results put her at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, according to news reports. Jolie’s choice to undergo a preventative double mastectomy reduced her risk of developing breast cancer from 87% to 5%.

Dr. Jennifer Klemp, Ph.D, MPH, Director of the Breast Cancer Survivorship Center at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, explains what Jolie and many women go through when assessing the risks of genetic testing.

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