article_snippet: (CNN)Angelina Jolie's essay in New York Times revealing that Angelina Jolie's had Angelina Jolie's ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed to lower Angelina Jolie's risk of cancer provoked an outpouring of support as the news spread across social media.
article_snippet: Jolie, 39, wrote that Angelina Jolie's had opted for the surgery after blood tests revealed markers that might have been an indication of early cancer.
article_snippet: Two years ago, Angelina Jolie's underwent a double mastectomy for similar reasons.
article_snippet: Jolie's mother died of ovarian cancer, and the actress has a gene mutation that makes Angelina Jolie's chances of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer much higher than the overall population.
article_snippet: Some worried for the star, who wrote in her op-ed that "the fact is I remain prone to cancer.
highlights_snippet: Angelina Jolie's had ovaries, Fallopian tubes removed to reduce cancer risk, Angelina Jolie's says in New York Times .
  