At 39, Angelina Jolie Pitt underwent surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer. We will explore these and other issues facing previvors — women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer — in our upcoming book.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/opinion/angelina-jolie-pitt-diary-of-a-surgery.html?_r=0