Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, 39, made public her double mastectomy in May last year. SummaryStudy credits Angelina Jolie�s glamorous appearance, relationship with Brad Pitt for helping to lessen women's fears about surgery. Related ArticlesAspirin may slow breast cancer recurrenceQuietly, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie say, 'I do'Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, kids spend honeymoon on yacht?Wearing a bra does not cause breast cancer, reveals a study Hollywood star Angelina Jolie�s decision to make public her double mastectomy more than doubled the number of women in Britain seeking to have genetic breast cancer tests, according to a study released on Friday.
Jolie, 39, announced her surgery in May last year, saying she acted after testing positive for a mutation of the BRCA1 gene that significantly increases the risk of breast cancer.
She said she was going public with news of her surgery as she hoped her story would inspire other women to fight the life-threatening disease.
Researchers studied 21 clinics and regional genetic centres and found there were 4,847 referrals for testing in June and July last year compared to 1,981 in the same period of 2012. The study of the so-called �Angelina effect� credited Jolie�s glamorous appearance and relationship with Hollywood actor Brad Pitt for helping to lessen women�s fears about surgery.
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