I am impressed that such a famous film star could become the flagship of our idea!
The thing is that
the
number of breast cancer checks at a major London hospital has doubled since our star revealed she had undergone a preventative
double mastectomy. Apparently a very radical decision, some might think.
Double mastectomy and reconstruction is an
option that many women consider, as it drastically reduces the risk of brest cancer, but we should neve forget the psychological, social and physical
impact of this surgery.
On the other hand, if you want to get tested for a mutation on your BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 genes, it is not cheap but
affordable to many in the developed world .
The question arises, what will we do when mutation testing on the DNA become feasible and affordable ??
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