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Kelly O. : "I have the BRCA1 cancer gene", Talks Angie
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Kelly Osbourne is getting candid about her health with ET.
Following Angelina Jolie's op-ed published in The New York Times on Tuesday, in which she revealed that she elected to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer, Kelly revealed that she also has the BRCA1 gene. Like Angelina, this also puts her at a higher risk than the general population for breast and ovarian cancers.
"I have gotten tested, and I do have the gene, but I'm still young enough to -- I mean, you can have the gene and never ever get it," Kelly, 30, told ET's Nischelle Turner on Tuesday after a taping of The Talk. "It's just keeping up with the doctor, going and getting checked all the time, and being responsible to yourself."
"Being a daughter of a cancer survivor, my mom went and had the double mastectomy when she found out she had both genes [BRCA1 and BRCA2] because she didn't want to have to go through it again," she explained. "I think that it's not just a good move, but a responsible move, so that she can be the mother that she deserves to be to her children."
As for whether or not she would consider having similar procedures as Angelina, she remains open to it.
"And now that you can prevent it, it's the responsible thing to do," she added. "I would do it."
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