Angelina Jolie is urging women to get checked for ovarian cancer, after she paid tribute to her mother who passed from the illness.
In a heartfelt post on social media, the movie star shared a childhood snap with mum Marcheline Bertrand to mark what would've been her 73rd birthday. Posting the image on Tuesday, the Mr and Mrs Smith actor explained how Bertrand died 15 years ago from a combination of ovarian and breast cancer.
Ovarian cancer symptoms can often be missed in the condition's early stages, which is why it's known as a "silent disease". This can often result in late detection at a point when it becomes incurable.
