At 22 years old, talent booker Paige More learned she had tested positive for the BRCA gene, a risk factor strongly associated with . This diagnosis, coupled with a strong family history of the disease, motivated Paige to make a decision that more and more BRCA-positive woman are choosing: Paige decided to have both of her breasts removed, even though she was cancer-free.
, director of breast surgery at 嘿嘿视频鈥檚 , performed Paige鈥檚 surgery. 鈥淲omen who test positive for BRCA have about an 85 percent chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetime,鈥 Dr. Schnabel tells Good Morning America. 鈥淲hen I consult with a patient, we discuss several options to manage risk, and one of the things we discuss is preventive mastectomy.鈥澛
Dr. Freya Schnabel, director of breast surgery at 嘿嘿视频鈥檚 Perlmutter Cancer Center.
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Since she had her surgery, Paige says that she has met so many 鈥渁mazing people鈥 who have gone through similar experiences. 鈥淚鈥檓 a warrior,鈥 she says proudly. 鈥淚 wanted to show cancer that you鈥檙e not going to get me.鈥
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