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Celebs React to the News of Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy

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May 14 2013, Published 6:01 a.m. ET

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Celebrities are tweeting their support, well-wishes and love to Angelina Jolie after learning the news that she had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer.

As OKMagazine.com reported, Angelina revealed in a New York Times op-ed that she just finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both of her breasts.

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The 37-year-old decided to go under the knife because she carries the same "faulty" gene as her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007. She was just 56-years-old.

Angelina notes she now has effectively reduced the odds of getting breast cancer from 87 percent to just 5 percent.

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“I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer,” she says.

Here's what a few celebrities had to say about Angelina's courageous decision:

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