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Hi Robin,
This show was about prophylactic mastectomy for women who have a significant family history of ca. and or a mutation in the BRCA genes, not necessarily a BC diagnosis. Rene Syler formerly of CBS Morning show,was Oprahs' guest.Rene opted for bilateral prophylactic surgeries last month based on BOTH of her parents having had BC (she tested negative for BRCA 1&2 ), and her own history of 4 prior biopsies. The show was very well done and I believe they did a fantastic job of explaining the "basics" of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC), the risks of surgery and the entire decision making process.
Marcia
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