Angelina Jolie Talks About How She Shares Her Mastectomy Scars as a Form of Support for Other Women Who Have Gone Through Similar Experiences.

Angelina Jolie Discusses Mastectomy Scars in a Recently Released Interview

Angelina Jolie recently discussed publicly about the topic of her mastectomy scars during an interview with TIME France. When discussing why she decided to share her mastectomy scars, which she underwent in 2013, she stated that she is part of a community of women who have been through similar situations and has a strong emotional connection to them. “I share these scars with many women I love,” said Jolie when asked why she chose to show her scars. “And I’m always so inspired by the women who are willing to share their scars with the world.”

In addition to discussing her emotional response to other women sharing their scars, Jolie stated that she wanted to join this community of women and use her platform to provide awareness and share information to help educate and promote breast health and prevention of breast cancer through TIME France.

Angelina Jolie’s Message About Her Preventive Surgeries and What She Wants to Say to Other Woman

Angelina Jolie’s choice to show scars from her mastectomies arose from the long public battle she has had with finding out she is at high risk of developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

Jolie’s mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, died of cancer at 56 years of age in 2007. In a New York Times op-ed piece published in May 2013, entitled, “My Medical Choice”, Jolie revealed that based on the results of genetic testing, she has a faulty gene (BRCA1) which puts her at very high risk for breast cancer. “The decision to undergo a mastectomy was a very difficult decision for me. However, I am so glad that I made the decision. I have reduced my risk of developing breast cancer from an 87% chance down to less than 5%. Now, I can reassure my children that they do not have to be concerned about whether they will lose their mother to breast cancer.”

In March 2015, Jolie announced that she also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventive measure against the possibility of developing ovarian cancer.

Angelina Jolie speaks out for increased public access to BRCA testing.

Angelina Jolie is using her celebrity status to highlight the importance of making BRCA testing and genetic screening more readily available and affordable across the globe.

As she explained in a new interview with TIME magazine, “Every woman should always have a voice in her own healthcare and have available the information she needs to make an educated decision about her healthcare. Genetic testing and screening should be available to all women with a clearly documented family history or fraternal heritage of breast cancer.”

“When I published my personal journey regarding genetic testing and how it impacted my decision to have preventive surgery in 2013, my intention was to assist women in making informed choices about their health,” Jolie noted. “Healthcare is an intensely personal decision and should be made by every woman based upon her individual circumstances, including the availability of resources whether they exist financially or where they live or whether they can access them. Depending on this circumstance, access should not be determined by these factors.”

Angelina Jolie Will Be Playing a Filmmaker With Breast Cancer in Her Next Film couture Directed by Alice Winocour

Angelina Jolie will be the leading lady in the upcoming movie Couture, directed by award-winning filmmaker Alice Winocour. The film will premiere in France on February 2026. The movie is based on a true story and, according to Jolie, is a very personal story that she has been interested in telling for a long time.

Angelina Jolie says that she has always admired Alice Winocour’s work, calling her a “brilliant director” and that she has a very “unique” way of capturing illness in her films.

According to Jolie, movies that depict women’s struggles related to illness, particularly cancer, tend to focus on the tragic aspects of their lives rather than their entire story. As Jolie points out, cancer can have both positive and negative effects on women’s lives.

Angelina Jolie Speaks on the Relation of Fashion to Illness and Identity

Angelina noted that Alice Winocour (the film’s director) dealt with the issues raised by the film’s subject with the greatest amount of care.

Angelina went on to say that, “Even though illness, suffering and difficulties are all a part of our life experience, it’s how we react to them that matters”. In her own personal experience, Angie recalled her mother’s illness:
“My mother had been ill for a long time. One night she was having a conversation about her chemotherapy and broke down crying. She told me she wanted to talk about other things; she felt as though her illness was a part of her entire being.”

Jolie​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Says Fashion Is As Much About “Life” as Just Illness

“I really love this film because it goes beyond the sick person’s journey: it is basically a life story, which is very different from what you would expect,” Jolie said. “It was this luminous viewpoint that got me and made me want to represent this character.”

The full interview is available together with the pictures of Jolie’s double mastectomy scars in the first issue of TIME France, which will be out on Dec. ​‍​‌‍​‍‌18.