Star Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her late mother, who passed away from breast and ovarian cancer in 2007, and encouraged women to stay healthy.

Angelina Jolie is urging women to stay in their best health on World Ovarian Cancer Day.

On May 8, the 47-year-old actress and humanitarian shared an old photo of herself and her mother on Instagram, reflecting on her mother’s decades-long battle with breast and ovarian cancer. when she passed away.

On May 8, the 47-year-old actress and humanitarian activist shared an old photo of herself and her mother on Instagram.

“Tomorrow will be my mother’s 73rd birthday. She passed away 15 years ago, after a long battle with breast and ovarian cancer. I am one month away from being diagnosed.” . I have had preventative surgeries to try to minimize the risk but I continue to have health checkups,” Angelina Jolie wrote.

Jolie continued: “Sending my love to those who have lost loved ones and strength to those battling cancer at this time. To other women, please take time to take care of yourself.” yourself and get a mammogram, blood test or ultrasound, especially if you have a family history of cancer.”

In 2019, Angelina Jolie wrote an emotional article in Time magazine about her prevention procedures after the tragedy of losing her mother to cancer.

“I simply feel like I made a choice to improve my chances of being here to see my children grow up and meet my grandchildren,” Jolie wrote about her decision to have a cancer-preventing mastectomy. and then remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes. My hope is to spend as many years as possible in my children’s lives and be here for them.”

The Maleficent actress is the mother of six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt: Maddox (21 years old), Pax Thien (19 years old), Zahara (18 years old), Shiloh (16 years old), 14-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne .

Actress Angelina Jolie has 6 children

“I have lived for more than a decade without my mother. She only sees a few of her grandchildren and is often sick when playing with them,” Jolie said at the time. “My mother fought this disease for a decade. She died in her 40s. I hope my choices allow me to live a little longer.”

Jolie’s mother died of breast and ovarian cancer in 2007 at the age of 56. She also lost her aunt to the disease in 2013. That same year Jolie decided to have a double mastectomy – a decision she made came out after genetic tests showed she carried a BRCA1 gene mutation that made her more likely to develop breast cancer.

Two years later, ovarian cancer caused the Oscar-winning actress to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.

Jolie said: “People ask me how I feel about the scars on my body. I think their scars remind me of what I’ve overcome. They are part of what makes each of us unique.” unique. That diversity is one of the most beautiful things about human existence.”

However, Angelina Jolie also added that “the most unpleasant scars are often invisible. They are the scars of the mind.”