The revelation from Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie last week that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy led to flurry of queries about the treatment in Bangalore. Doctors, especially oncologists, in Bangalore have revealed about how they have been folded with queries.

Dr. Radheshyam Naik, consultant medical oncologist, HCG, has said that more than 25 patients have asked him if they require mastectomies after Jolie shared her story publicly.

The doctor added that many of the patients came to him and looked extremely worried for not receiving the mastectomy as a line of treatment for their cancer.

Being one of the handful genetic testing centers for breast cancer in India, it has received queries about the test costing around Rs 80,000 in India.

Dr. PP Bapsy, senior consultant, medical oncology, Apollo Hospitals said that they can't compare Jolie's case with that of other women. Jolie was not only detected positive for the mutated versions of BRCA1, but her family history also made her susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer.

Breast cancer risk has to be detected individually and recommending mastectomy is not at all right for many people, who are at risk of developing breast cancer, he added.