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Dianna
12 years agoMember
BRCA1
Due to strong family history I relented and had the genetic testing done. Results confirm I have the BRCA1 mutation. I have met with a breast surgeon and had some options given to me. My decision has ...
Dianna
12 years agoMember
Thanks, I will have a look. My ovaries and tubes come out in June. So it's just step by step now. After chats with mum the decisions are easier. She has brca1, lump removed at 26, bc at 38, got through that and 13 years later copped the other side. Chemo has really put her body through a lot. Like she said, if she had taken the mastectomy route she wouldn't have had to go through it again. But then the 2nd dose had her getting the ovaries removed. So that could have saved her. My grandmother had the double mastectomy but died of ovarian cancer at 42, so tough to say.