article_snippet: Doctors added that had the grade two cancer been found any later, it would have been too late to treat it. '
article_snippet: I had always been assumed as high-risk and they assumed I would have the breast cancer gene.
article_snippet: For the medical people to tell you you're high risk is even more worrying.'
article_snippet: Angelina added: 'With the cancer gene, we're 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer.
article_snippet: Martin Ledwick, head information nurse at Cancer Research UK, said: 'For women with the BRCA gene fault, having Martin Ledwick, head information nurse at Cancer Research UK ovaries removed can significantly reduce Martin Ledwick, head information nurse at Cancer Research UK risk of developing ovarian cancer. '
article_snippet: It also has an added effect of helping to reduce the chances of getting breast cancer, too. '
article_snippet: However, it is important to remember that only a relatively small proportion of breast and ovarian cancers are caused by one of these gene faults, so only a small number of women will be faced with this difficult choice. '
article_snippet: If you're concerned about a family history of breast and ovarian cancer, you can phone our cancer information nurses on 0808 800 4040.'