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(NEW YORK-AFP) - Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of contracting breast cancer. Jolie said she was speaking out to encourage other women with a family history of cancer -- her mother died of it age 56 -- to seek out information from doctors and make informed choices about their bodies. She said she managed to keep the issue quiet and keep working. "But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit ...