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Extreme Breast Cancer Prevention: Should At-Risk Women Have Both Breasts Removed?
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Some young women with a family history of breast cancer, such as 24 year old Allyn Rose (a Miss American contestant), plan to take the most extreme step to preventing breast cancer by having a double mastectomy, even before being diagnosed with breast cancer. (A double mastectomy is a surgery that removes both breasts.)
What are your thoughts about preventative double mastectomies? Are they a smart cancer prevention decision or are there better options out there?
You can read more in the Huffington Post article here: Extreme Breast Cancer Prevention: Should At-Risk Women Have Both Breasts Removed?
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Please keep your breasts until you find that Gerson has a cure, that Rick Simpson has a cure, that Sodium Bicarbonate won't only keep your fridge clean, and that there are many, many more options than radio and chemo, and, OMG! mastectomy! How barbaric!
You don't have time to find out that Dr. Gerson found a cure for cancer, in 1928? Be scared then, and do away with your boobs! Bi Pharma will be more than happy to supply you with costly drugs to continue validate your "choice"!
And to the dear ladies who are faced with a breast cancer diagnostic, take a day off, and do some research before you trust your "doctor". THere are many other ways to cure cancer.
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…(“Trusted in the Lord Your God with confidentiality & allow God in Christ Jesus’ name, He’ll fix for U, who so give Him all of their Life..”).
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I don't believe in 'shoulding' on other people. This is an intensely personal decision and I can't even begin to understand what an individual goes through in this situation. One person, one body, one life. Their choice and no-one else has a right to any of it.
Ingrid, you really think that one of the most instantly recognisable, arguably most beautiful, wealthy and, in her own field, influential women in the world needs to promote herself by having her breasts removed? Interesting, the way your brain works :)
Firstly I'd just like to ask you Paula Rank Torp, have you had this surgery??? actually experienced these pains you are commenting about??? and it certainly sounds like you are suggesting Angelina went through all this pain for popularity status when she is one of the most popular influential celebrities around. Why in the world would you or anyone think that she would do this to promote herself. She's not the first or would be the last women to go through this. Women younger than Angelina have had double mastectomy's for the same reason, which is "PREVENTION!!!!!!!!!NOT WANTING TO GO THROUGH THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THEIR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS WENT THROUGH"!!!!!!!!!.....so to prevent that, that's the choice they made. I myself am a survivor of breast cancer, if I was given more information about removing both breasts at the same time I would of had it done in an instant...but because that wasn't so I had my left breast removed 15 months after my right, so yes I have had a double mastectomy. I wasn't able to have a reconstruction straight away I had to wait 2yrs after the last mastectomy. I am the first in Queensland Australia to have a Bilateral Tramps flap Breast Reconstruction done due to having Breast Cancer and it dam well annoys me to read your comment. Being told you have an 80% chance of developing breast cancer would scare the crap out of me. If I saw my mother go through the pain and suffering of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and everything else, I would of done the same thing if it were going to prevent me from experiencing all that. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone, it is horrible mentally, emotionally and physically. I don't think Angelina would of had second thoughts about her choice being painful or not, being here for her children, to see them walk down the aisle, to be a grandmother, is great on it's own. She is a strong person on the inside as well as outside, it shows with the children she adopted, takes a lot to do what she does. I commend her for her gutsy decision she made. I could go on but I will end here in saying, God bless everyone with the hard decisions they have to make due to this disease. Power to you all for wanting to be here for your children, your family, yourself. May you all be blessed by God's hand if you are beginning this journey or travelling this long journey now. It's a long hard road but keep positive, surround yourself with positivity and happiness AMEN x
In some ways it is a personal decision but it is also a political decision. More research should be conducted on other forms of prevention; primary prevention, in particular to prevent the need for double mastectomy. The breast is intrinsically related to women's sense of self as mother, partner or whatever. Numerous studies show the psychological impact of breast loss. Sometimes mastectomy may be necessary, but it shouldn't be seen as a first option any more than abortion should be used as...
…In some ways it is a personal decision but it is also a political decision. More research should be conducted on other forms of prevention; primary prevention, in particular to prevent the need for double mastectomy. The breast is intrinsically related to women's sense of self as mother, partner or whatever. Numerous studies show the psychological impact of breast loss. Sometimes mastectomy may be necessary, but it shouldn't be seen as a first option any more than abortion should be used as a form of contraception. A lot of people in cancer research are men - I wonder how many would like their prostate removed prophylactically so that they wouldn't have prostate cancer years later. Mastectomy should always be a woman's choice but it should be a choice among all the possible options and that includes research into other forms of prevention which, as yet have received little attention.
Frankly, Unless you're facing this decision you really should not have any strong opinions on the subject. Two months ago I would have answered every question about breast cancer differently than I would today, 5 days before my double mastectomy. You do not know what you would do until you are in the situation. Poll doesn't help unless you are only polling women who have had to face this decision.
Now that you are 5 months out, I pray that all went well an that your recovery has been positive. Best wishes.
Thank you Mary, I am getting there. Some adhesions and connective tissue tightening, otherwise its all blessings and peace of mind. :)
Each woman and their doctor need to look at all options and then decide, you cannot make a general statement
My twin sister was diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer,she is a survivor. I was tested positive for the breast cancer gene . I had a total hysterectomy and this past December had a bilateral mastectomy with reconstructive surgery. I feel and my surgery looks great . Gina
Gina Cote can I just ask you? Was it just December 2012 you had the mastectomy or 2011? I am going to have the same surgery this year and am just kind of looking to see how long it takes to recover?
Adele, I too have the BRCA2 gene. However, insurance companies can not use this as a pre-existing condition. I would check with your insurance company, just for piece of mind. We have had every woman in our family, except one, 3 generations back have breast cancer. Many of the men as well have had cancer from this gene. Three in the last two years. In the last twelve months, we have had 12 people tested. Nine have the gene. 3 do not, and will never have to worry about this. Nor will their children. That is the most important thing. We all grew up KNOWING we would have cancer. Now we have found that there are some that do not have to have that worry any longer.
I was diagnosed 5 months after my big sister passed awaywith breast cancer. I was in stage 1 but I have double mastectomy since my result in ONCOTYPE test is in intermediate risk , only 1 point fr lower risk. After my oncologist surgeon explained to me I undergo double mastectomy. Its case to case basis and its your choice.
Lopping off both breasts is by no means a guarantee the cells have not already invaded another area. It may take years like in my case for it to reappear. Mine took 18 years to surface again, to put me at Stage IV.
For many years after my 1990 diagnosis, I questioned my having a lumpectomy vs. mastectomy. Now that I'm at stage IV (since 2009) I no longer think it would have made a difference. That rogue cancer cell made it through and lingered for almost 20 years.