How Olivia Munn’s breast cancer journey is helping other patients [Video]

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After actress Olivia Munn revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she went on to have a double mastectomy. The attention from such a revelation can save lives.

“It really resonated with us at the breast center, because this is what we see and deal with every day,” said Dr. Eugene Kim.

Kim leads breast imaging at Intermountain Health and followed Munn’s case.

It’s reminiscent of 2013, when move star Angelina Jolie announced she had a double mastectomy.

Scientific journals and major research centers studied what they called the Angelina Jolie Effect. There was a significant uptick in genetic testing and in risk reducing bilateral mastectomies.

For Jolie, a positive genetic test and family history led her to choose a preventative mastectomy. In contrast, Munn already had cancer.

“Her screening mammogram was actually read as normal, and you couldn’t see the cancer on the mammogram. She did her risk factor …