UK Man has Prostate Removed After Tests Reveal ‘Jolie’ Gene Flaw.

UK Man has Prostate Removed After Tests Reveal ‘Jolie’ Gene Flaw.(Ibitimes).By Tom Porter. A 53-year-old British father has become the first man to have his prostate removed because tests revealed he was carrying a "faulty" cancer gene.

A clinical trial at London's Institute of Cancer Research revealed that he carried the BRCA2 gene, which research shows is associated with a high risk of developing prostate cancer.

Several of the man's family had suffered from breast or prostate cancer, which is why he took part in the study.

The closely associated BRCA1 gene has been known for some time to have links with breast cancer, and last week actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone a double mastectomy when tests revealed that she carried the gene.

After receiving the news the man asked doctors to remove his prostate, which tests had shown to be healthy.

Surgeons were initially reluctant, since the potential side effects of the operation include infertility, incontinence and sexual dysfunction.

MRI scans and a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA tests, did not show the presence of malignant cells, but microscopic examination revealed cell changes associated with cancer, prompting the surgeons to act.

Surgeon Roger Kirby told the Sunday Times: "The relatively low level of cancerous cells we found in this man's prostate before the operation would these days not normally prompt immediate surgery to remove the gland, but given what we now know about the nature of BRCA2, it was definitely the right thing for this patient." After the gland was removed, tests revealed previously undetected cancers. "This patient is now absolutely fine. A number of these BRCA families have now been identified, and knowing you are a carrier is like having the sword of Damocles hanging over you. You are living in a state of constant fear. I am sure more male BRCA carriers will now follow suit."Hmmmm.......As from Day One i had bad vibes about this whole thing, now given the following story below i'm starting to believe my gut feeling was right on this one.Read the full story here.

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Serbians snub Angelina Jolie’s Balkans film premiere.

Serbians snub Angelina Jolie’s Balkans film premiere.(HD).Only 12 people turned out on Feb. 23 for the Serbia premiere of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, a love story set in the Bosnian war, and some walked out before the end. Contrary to widespread rumors, “In the Land of Blood and Honey” was not banned in Serbia but the reception it got was a far cry from the 5,000 people who cheered Jolie at a gala in Sarajevo last week.Jolie’s film, shot in 2010 with actors from the former Yugoslavia, tells the story of a Muslim woman and a Serbian man who have a fling before the war and meet again when she has been taken prisoner by a Bosnian Serb army unit commanded by her former lover.
Serbs however have reacted angrily, arguing that the film portrays them only as villains.
Out of 12 viewers in Belgrade, “several people walked out before the end” of the screening, the Serbian news website Mondo reported.
Quoted in a local newspaper, Belgrade Film Academy member Mirko Beokovic charged Jolie’s film was biased because it “shows (Bosnian) Muslims as civilised people and Serbs as savage peasants.”
The 1992-95 Bosnian war claimed some 100,000 lives. Some 20,000 women were raped during the conflict.Read the full story here.