The 39-year-old on Saturday night made her first public appearance since undergoing surgery to remove her ovaries at the Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
Jolie took two of her children to the awards show, Shiloh and Zahara, where she won the gong for favorite villain for her role in Maleficent.
The actress had On Monday night, published an article on the New York Times website where she detailed her decision to undergo an operation to remove her ovaries in the wake of a cancer scare.
Jolie took two of her children to the awards show, Shiloh and Zahara, where she won the gong for favorite villain for her role in Maleficent.
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'I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt,' she wrote. 'I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn't live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.'
She continued, detailing her surgery, the side effects, and explaining that as 'it is not possible to remove all risk' she remains 'prone to cancer.'
However, she concluded: 'But I feel at ease with whatever will come, not because I am strong but because this is a part of life. It is nothing to be feared.'
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