Describes the personal story of a woman who had a potential 80 percent chance of getting breast cancer due to her genetic history. With full knowledge of her predisposition Sharon decided to take control of her destiny and had a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction using her own tummy tissue. Taking that drastic decision to have surgery reduced her cancer risk to 1 percent.
Accepting with grace : mastectomy and reconstruction : my choice before breast cancer
by Tregoning, Sharon
Magik Wand Media, Noosaville, Qld, 2009
Categories: Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction
Subjects: Breast cancer, Breast reconstruction, Mastectomy, Personal experiences
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