OTOH, Jolie could get hit by a bus tomorrow and still be dead. I find her choice to be fearful as well. I get regular cancer screenings, and if I had the BRAC 1 gene, I would probably get twice yearly screenings. In the meantime, science might discover better screening methods or a more precise way of eradicating the disease. Jolie has no way of knowing this. However, it was her decision to make and I respect that.
Since losing my wife to liver cancer at 29 (not a typo) And raising aour daughter alone, I think people SHOULD be REALLY scared of what cancer does. Personally I’d rather not give the disease 180 days to grow undetected between screenings when I KNOW I am at risk genetically.
But to each their own.