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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]:shock: is this serious?

you'll take your boobs out even though you're completely healthy?

how accurate are those tests?

i have several cases of BC in my family but i would never EVER do it.[/quote]

Before you go saying what you would NEVER EVER do, maybe you should actually know something about what you're talking about.  This is a very real thing and many women struggle with a very tough choice.  My friend was given an 80% chance of developing breast cancer and a 50% chance of developing ovarian cancer, which is even more likely to be deadly.  Those are not good odds, and yes the tests are accurate.  My friend is not a mom yet but I can't fathom thinking my boobs or even ovaries are more important than seeing my kids graduate high school or get married.  I don't think you can ever say what you would do in this situation unless you are in it.

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You don't even know me to tell me what I would do or not do.

I've lost almost all the immediate women around me to cancer (aunts, grandmas, nieces) and I will tell you: Unless I develop the disease there's no way on Earth I'd do a full mastectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy (or any sort of hysterectomy) based on tests.

Doctors have messed up with me before and I'll wait until I feel or see it to believe.

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