Preventive surgery

Italian actress and model Bianca Balti will also have her tubes and ovaries removed to prevent ovarian cancer, like Angelina Jolie.

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The problem is the BRCA1 gene

Balti carries a mutation in the BRCA1 gene which predisposes to the development of ovarian cancer, a neoplasm for which we lack effective screening tools and which, in 80% of cases, is already diagnosed at a advanced stage.

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Not an easy choice

In anticipation of the operation, which she announces for the fall, the model had her eggs collected and frozen, in case she wanted to become a mother once more.

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Alterations of two genes

25% of ovarian cancer cases are attributable to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

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Egg freezing

The surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries then makes any pregnancy impossible, unless the eggs are frozen beforehand, an option chosen by Bianca Balti.

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