My mother fought breast cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. My children never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. We often speak of "Mommy's mommy", and they asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a "faulty" gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much as I could.My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a "nipple delay", which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. This causes some pain and a lot of bruises, but it increases the chance of saving the nipple.【判断题】 The author never had the chance to know her mother and experience how loving and gracious she was.【判断题】 The author carries a "faulty" gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
My mother fought breast cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. My children never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. We often speak of "Mommy's mommy", and they asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a "faulty" gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much as I could.
My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a "nipple delay", which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. This causes some pain and a lot of bruises, but it increases the chance of saving the nipple.
【判断题】 The author never had the chance to know her mother and experience how loving and gracious she was.
【判断题】 The author carries a "faulty" gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.