<p>Hollywood's power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt opened up about the actresses' decision to undergo two preventive surgeries to reduce the risk of cancer.<br /><br />The couple, who will be seen reuniting on-screen for the first time in 10 years in their upcoming film "By the Sea", said they did what ever was needed to keep everyone together, reported People magazine.</p>.<p>"I knew through the surgeries that he (Pitt) was on my side and that this wasn't something where I was going to feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn't going to let that happen," Jolie, 40, said.<br /><br />The "Maleficent" actress lost her grandmother and mother following a long battle with ovarian cancer, decided to undergo a double mastectomy in 2013 after learning she carried BRCA1 gene that increases the risk of cancer.</p>.<p>Two years later she decided to get her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. Respecting her decision Pitt, 51, never questioned her and stood by as a strong support.<br /><br />"Support. Whatever's got to be done to keep the family together, and keep the family together as long as possible is going to be done. This was her charge, no question. It's a scary decision. There's many things that can go wrong and go many different directions," he said.<br /><br />"You have to just make the choices you make in life. I made the choices I made because I believed they were right for me," Jolie added. </p>
<p>Hollywood's power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt opened up about the actresses' decision to undergo two preventive surgeries to reduce the risk of cancer.<br /><br />The couple, who will be seen reuniting on-screen for the first time in 10 years in their upcoming film "By the Sea", said they did what ever was needed to keep everyone together, reported People magazine.</p>.<p>"I knew through the surgeries that he (Pitt) was on my side and that this wasn't something where I was going to feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn't going to let that happen," Jolie, 40, said.<br /><br />The "Maleficent" actress lost her grandmother and mother following a long battle with ovarian cancer, decided to undergo a double mastectomy in 2013 after learning she carried BRCA1 gene that increases the risk of cancer.</p>.<p>Two years later she decided to get her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. Respecting her decision Pitt, 51, never questioned her and stood by as a strong support.<br /><br />"Support. Whatever's got to be done to keep the family together, and keep the family together as long as possible is going to be done. This was her charge, no question. It's a scary decision. There's many things that can go wrong and go many different directions," he said.<br /><br />"You have to just make the choices you make in life. I made the choices I made because I believed they were right for me," Jolie added. </p>