Interesting
reading. Why Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy.
These
are the decisions facing young women who carry the BRCA1 or 2 genes.
Given
that we now know there is some history in my family of breast cancer and
prostate cancer, I shall be attending the genetics clinic myself over the
coming months to determine if I carry this gene. The results of this, then of
course, will have an impact on my daughters. If I have the gene they have a 50%
chance of also carrying it. What is encouraging is that much research is being
done into preventative treatments and in 15 years time when it may matter to my
own girls, there may be better options that deciding to undergo drastic
surgery.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=2&
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