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CNN EarlyStart May 14, 2013 09:01:00

new this morning, we're talking about the stunning revelation by one of hollywood's biggest stars. oscar winning actress angelina jolie revealing she's had a preventative double mastectomy. she carries a jean that dramatically increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. this is a lot more about hollywood and celebrity. it's also about medical decisions faced by millions of women. michelle turner is following developments for us this morning. this really surprised a lot of people overnight. >> absolutely, john. it did. you know, angelina decided to write this op-ed for "the new york times" talking about her procedure and talking about her journey to enlighten other women. she said her mother died of ovarian cancer in 2007 when she was just 56 years old. she battled it for ten years. angelina says she was screened. she found out she carries a faulty gene this gene called the bcra-1. after her diagnosis, her doctors

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