ummmm because she exhibits familial inheritance.. and the likelihood of her developing irreversible breast cancer like her mom is infinitely greater as opposed to the average women.. Yes, the BRCA1 gene is found in a lot of woman, but your statistics/ genetic predisposition of being a victim to it's possible malignancy is more than quadrupled when you have a close family member succumb to it. more than almost 70% + if it's your mother... Late detection at an even an itsy bitsy progression could mean ALL the difference in survival...... Please educate yourself on this before making exaggerated analogies.... Her speaking on this can only influence a greater number of women to courageously get this procedure done ahead of time...... The majority of these deaths could have been easily prevented, where a prominent figure like her has the potential of being a strong influential voice for women scared to see the doctor