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[quote=Anonymous]Just read the current Washingtonian magazine with the article about Dr. Teal--the head of breast surgery at GW who opted to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy at 44 even though her BRACA tests were negative. Her mom & best friend had breast cancer--her mom had a return with a virulent form of breast cancer after being cancer-free for a while & had been on Tamoxifen...She sees young women with breast cancer all the time in her practice... it made me think more in favor of having such a procedure myself even though I am BRACA negative too (my mom & grandmother had breast cancer post menopausally, I had fertility treatments, had a baby late in life, cystic breasts that are not clear on mammograms, I'm an Ashkenazi Jew & have toddlers who I want to see grow up).... Anyone read the article and/or have any thoughts on non-BRACA positive folks getting prophylactic mastectomies & oopherectomies? [/quote]
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