'It will make her feel more of a woman and a warrior': Breast cancer survivor Giuliana Rancic applauds Angelina Jolie for publicly admitting to double mastectomy

Women around the world have been touched by Angelina Jolie's recent admission that she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy.
And now E! News presenter and breast cancer survivor Giuliana Rancic is paying tribute to her bravery.
The 37-year-old wrote a moving piece for E! Online on Tuesday praising the actress for going public about her surgery, claiming the decision 'will not make her feel less of a woman but even more of a woman and a warrior.'

'I can relate': Breast cancer survivor Giuliana Rancic, pictured on E! News on Tuesday, praised Angelina Jolie on for public admitting to her preventative double masectomy

'Empowering women': Giuliana praised Angelina, pictured in New York in April, for coming forward with her story and in so doing 'saving lives'

Giuliana said Angelina's words brought back memories of her own grueling double mastectomy in December 2011, which she underwent while battling breast cancer.
'Now normally, I can't help but tear up when I am brought back to that very painful time in my life,' wrote the television personality.
'But last night, I did the opposite. I smiled and let out a sigh of relief. Relief that more and more women are getting the courage to share their stories for the most selfless reason of all...to help other women.'
The star said her own decision to go public was a difficult one, but that she feels a responsibility to use her platform for good, 'not evil.'
'There is nothing like the feeling when a woman comes up to me on the street and says, "Because of you I got my first mammogram," or "Because of you, I got that strange lump checked out and it ended up being early stage breast cancer,"' wrote Giuliana.
She said Angelina will now have the same effect on women, but on a much grander scale.
'Angelina...is an international superstar and her reach is endless,' she wrote.
'For that reason, we should be proud of her for sharing her incredibly personal story for the sole purpose of changing and even saving women's lives.'

'Difficult': The TV personality said her decision to go public with her own breast cancer battle wasn't easy, but she wanted to use her platform for good

Not only will her admission empower others, but it will also help Angelina heal, wrote Giuliana.
'The truth is, in helping other women, you end up helping yourself, and you help your soul heal,' she wrote. 'You end up being able to validate one of the most painful times in your life by realizing that maybe all the pain and the fear and the tears were worth it.
'I went public with my breast cancer to help others...in the end, I helped myself the most,' added the presenter.

'Painful time': Giuliana pictured in hospital in December 2011 with her husband Bill Rancic when she  underwent her double mastectomy while fighting breast cancer 

Other stars also paid tribute to Angelina, including Sharon Osbourne, who herself underwent a double mastectomy late last year.
'She will have empowered millions of women all over the world,' said Sharon on CBS's The Talk on Tuesday.
For the 60-year-old, stars who share their own experiences help boost those who are just starting the fight against the disease.
'To know that you’re not on your own, you know,' she said. 'Nobody is really on their own because you have to tell, and then you realize how many people are going through that journey with you, and it’s not a death sentence anymore.'

Talking point: Sharon Osbourne, herself a cancer survivor, discussed Angelina's treatment on The Talk

Another star who underwent surgery after discovering the cancer gene was former American Idol judge and songwriter Kara DioGuardi, who opened up last year about her difficult decision to remove her uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes.
The 42-year-old, whose mother and grandmother passed away from cancer, said the surgery 'empowered' her.
'I feel like I took back some of the fear, took back control of my life and hopefully enabled my child not to have to go through watching his mother in a chair hooked up to chemotherapy,' she told People in late April.

Grueling surgery: Songwriter Kara DioGuardi, pictured in New York in 2011, opened up in April about removing her uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes after discovering she had the cancer gene

Sheryl Crow is another star who expressed her admiration for Angelina after she herself beat breast cancer in 2006.
The country singer praised Angelina for speaking openly about her decision to undergo the operation after she was found to have an 87 per cent chance of developing breast 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!'

Fellow survivor: Sheryl Crowe has praised Angelina Jolie for her admission that she underwent a double mastectomy to protect herself from breast cancer, calling her '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.'

Praised: Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after genetic tests found she had an 87percent chance of contracting breast cancer; pictured here last month after undergoing surgery

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.'

Support: Messages backing Angelina in the wake of her announcement

Burlesque beauty Dita did the same, posting: 'Angelina's admirable, informative letter, a must-read.'
Author Jackie Collins wrote: 'Angelina Jolie..an incredible woman. Smart & brave.'

Amanda de Cadenet called it a 'brave decision', while Nia Vardalos wrote: 'A moment of quiet respect for Angelina Jolie's candor and all women's bravery in facing this choice.'

Preventative: Angelina made the decision to try avoid the same fate as her mother Marcheline Bertrand, pictured in 2001, who died of cancer in 2007

Angelina made her decision after she was found to be carrying the BRCA1 cancer gene, which also gives her a 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer.
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.