Dan Evan (Haaretz)

Israeli Women With Jewish Cancer Gene Rarely Opt for ‘Angelina Jolie’ Surgery

The “faulty gene” that Angelina Jolie credited with her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy is one of three genetic mutations known as “Ashkenazi Jewish mutations,” which are common among Jews of Eastern European descent and increase their carriers’ risk of developing breast cancer. Nevertheless, relatively few Israeli woman choose to undergo the same…