UJolie watshelwa ukuthi wazuza ifa elithile kusuka kunina, owabulawa umdlavuza eminyakeni engama-56. Le geni yandisa kakhulu ingozi yomdlavuza webele kanye nomdlavuza we-ovari. "Odokotela babala ukuthi ngibe namaphesenti angama-87 engcupheni yomdlavuza webele namaphesenti angama-50 omdlavuza wesibeletho."
Kwakungenxa yalesi sizathu ukuthi u-Angelina wanquma nge-mastectomy ephindwe kabili - ukususwa kwezindlala ezincelisayo. Inqubo enzima yabanjwa ngezigaba ezintathu futhi yathatha izinyanga ezintathu. Endaweni yebele elikude, umlingisi wafaka izimila, ezenze iminonjana yokungenelela okuhlinzwe cishe ayibonakali. Umsebenzi wokugcina waqedwa ngo-Ephreli 27. Lesi sinyathelo esinamandla sehlise ubungozi bokuthuthukiswa komdlavuza kusuka kumaphesenti angama-87 kuye ku-5.
UJolie wavuma ukuthi akazange azisole ngesinqumo sakhe. Uthemba ukuthi indaba yakhe kuzoba yisibonelo kwabesifazane abaningi abaye babhekana nosongo olufanayo. Umlingisi futhi wengeze nokuthi i-Brad Pitt yakhe ethandekayo yaba nosizo olukhulu kuye: "Benginenhlanhla yokuba nomlingani onothando onothando njengoBrad Pitt. Indoda ngayinye idlula unkosikazi noma intombazane yayo idlula kulokhu, kufanele yazi ukuthi idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kule nqubo. UBrad ubesesikhungweni sezokwelapha esipinki njalo ngomzuzu kuze kube yilapho sengisebenza. Sithole nokuthi, yini okufanele sihleke. Sasazi ukuthi senzeni kahle, kwenzele umndeni wethu. Futhi babazi ukuthi kuzosenza sisondele ngisho. Ngakho-ke kwaphuma. "