Los Angeles - Sheryl Crow has pledged her support to Angelina Jolie following her double mastectomy.
The country singer - who beat breast cancer in 2006 - has praised Angelina for speaking openly about her decision to undergo the operation after she was found to be carrying the BRCA1 cancer gene, which gives her an 87& chance of developing breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer.
In a post on Twitter, Sheryl said: "I commend Angelina Jolie for her courage and thoughtfulness in sharing her story today regarding her mastectomy. So brave!"
The 51-year-old musician was given the all-clear after undergoing a lumpectomy and six-and-a-half weeks of radiation treatment in 2006, and she now hopes Angelina's moving story will inspire other women to get checked out.
Sheryl tweeted: "Ladies, please check out Angelina Jolie's story today, especially if you have breast cancer in your family history."
Celebs express admiration
A host of other female celebrities including Kristen Bell and Dita Von Teese have also expressed their admiration for the 37-year-old actress, who revealed she'd had the operation in a moving article for the New York Times.
The Hunger Games actress Elizabeth Banks shared a link to the story with her Twitter followers.
She added: "Much respect & for sharing in classy way: Angelina Jolie on why she had a double mastectomy & how it can save lives (sic)"
Burlesque beauty Dita did the same, posting: "Angelina's admirable, informative letter, a must-read."
In the piece, Angelina praised her fiancée Brad Pitt for his support throughout the ordeal and revealed she'd made the difficult decision so her children - Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, eight, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - wouldn't have to see get ill with cancer.
The Tomb Raider star lost her own mother Marcheline Bertrand at the age of 56 to ovarian cancer in 2007.
The country singer - who beat breast cancer in 2006 - has praised Angelina for speaking openly about her decision to undergo the operation after she was found to be carrying the BRCA1 cancer gene, which gives her an 87& chance of developing breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer.
In a post on Twitter, Sheryl said: "I commend Angelina Jolie for her courage and thoughtfulness in sharing her story today regarding her mastectomy. So brave!"
The 51-year-old musician was given the all-clear after undergoing a lumpectomy and six-and-a-half weeks of radiation treatment in 2006, and she now hopes Angelina's moving story will inspire other women to get checked out.
Sheryl tweeted: "Ladies, please check out Angelina Jolie's story today, especially if you have breast cancer in your family history."
Celebs express admiration
A host of other female celebrities including Kristen Bell and Dita Von Teese have also expressed their admiration for the 37-year-old actress, who revealed she'd had the operation in a moving article for the New York Times.
The Hunger Games actress Elizabeth Banks shared a link to the story with her Twitter followers.
She added: "Much respect & for sharing in classy way: Angelina Jolie on why she had a double mastectomy & how it can save lives (sic)"
Burlesque beauty Dita did the same, posting: "Angelina's admirable, informative letter, a must-read."
In the piece, Angelina praised her fiancée Brad Pitt for his support throughout the ordeal and revealed she'd made the difficult decision so her children - Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, eight, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - wouldn't have to see get ill with cancer.
The Tomb Raider star lost her own mother Marcheline Bertrand at the age of 56 to ovarian cancer in 2007.