Like Allison Gilbert , Angelina Jolie had two preventive cancer surgeries to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes and later her breasts . Gilbert : Jolie 's disclosure about her surgeries has brought needed attention to this surgical option for carriers of insidious BRCA1 gene .
Like Angelina Jolie , Allison Gilbert had two preventive cancer surgeries to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes and later her breasts . Gilbert : Jolie 's disclosure about her surgeries has brought needed attention to this surgical option for carriers of insidious BRCA1 gene .