Biology Article University SCI115

Question: #5665

Biology Article
Strayer University
Introduction to Biology, SCI 115

Solution: #5666

SCI115 Biology Article University

Biology Article Strayer University Introduction to Biology, SCI 115 The article I selected is the Angelina Jolie Mastectomy story. Angelina Jolie, one of Hollywood's supernova leading ladies revealed she had a double mastectomy after learning that she carries a mutated version of the gene BRCA1, and discovered she had a high risk of breast cancer according to USA TODAY. In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, front page news reported, Jolie 37, was praised for her guts, grace and candor in announcing her elective surgery and why she had it in the Tuesday New York Times, (USA TODAY, 2013). One, in every 500 women, have a mutation in genes. Called BRCA1 or BRCA2, which involves repairing genetic mistakes. Jolie was predetermined to test for mutation due to her mother's death from ovarian cancer at age 56, (USA TODAY, 2013). Having a mutation in BRCA1 gives women a ...