Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie may realize or not, but by publicizing that she has undergone preventive double mastectomy, has brought a change in society and for betterment.

She was carrying a faulty BRCA 1 gene and there were probable chances that she could get diagnosed with breast cancer. Her strength of taking the action and sharing the same with the world has given other women to stand up for themselves as well as for women with breast cancer.

While appreciating the same, Krystal Barter, Pink Hope Charity's founder, said that even she has undergone the same procedure when she was 25. She was present at the charity's annual brunch.

At the event, she said that Jolie's act has increased the support for the charity. Now, women have become more receptive about cancer. They now understand that cancer is not a thing to be taken lightly.

One of the other benefits is that now more number of women has got to know about faulty BRCA 1 gene. It is a gene that increases the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Moreover, women got to know about the hereditary risk of the cancer.

Now, there are a number of women who related with Jolie's story. They are now taking the same stand that Jolie took and that is to undergo preventive double mastectomy.