Rather sad poor girl

[Zippy]

She doeesn't seem to think she's defined by her tits, and good on her for talking about it. She'll probably have to have her ovaries out too as her mother died from ovarian cancer.
There's a lot to admire about Ms Jolie.

My cousin has the breast cancer gene but couldn't be arsed with the reconstructive work (she said something about saving money on bras )

[d000hg]

isn't that a bit like cutting your nuts off in case you get ball cancer

or cutting your legs of in case you get gout

or cutting your head off in case you get brain cancer

No. It's not "in case" it's "because otherwise I'll almost certainly".

[Epiphone]

I'm assuming some information has been missed out in the reporting if this.

OK, 87% chance of getting cancer. That (as far as I know) doesn't translate to an 87% chance of death. There's still chemo etc isn't there?

Seems a rather drastic tactic to take.

[shaunbhoy]

. There's still chemo etc isn't there?

Have you ever HAD chemo?
Not much fun apparently.

[Epiphone]

Have you ever HAD chemo?
Not much fun apparently.

No I haven't, but I can't imagine it being worse than the surgery she's had.

[shaunbhoy]

No I haven't, but I can't imagine it being worse than the surgery she's had.

Women have their garbonzas tinkered with all the time. It is a fairly routine operation AFAIK.
She started with a great rack and has ended up with much the same minus the sizeable possibility of developing a condition that is much worse.
Makes sense to me.

[MarillionFan]

I'm assuming some information has been missed out in the reporting if this.

OK, 87% chance of getting cancer. That (as far as I know) doesn't translate to an 87% chance of death. There's still chemo etc isn't there?

Seems a rather drastic tactic to take.

Friend of mine died aged 36 from breast cancer with same faulty gene. Her mum died and grandmother had the same faulty gene. She got BC which was treated, then after the all clear a year later it came back and she was dead within six weeks. Both her sisters got tested and had the same gene and both decided to have their breasts removed as they were told 87% chance of BC. In addition her widowed husband decided to have their 4 year old daughter screened and lo and behold she also has the faulty gene.

I think she was spot on right to do it.

[DodgyAgent]

No I haven't, but I can't imagine it being worse than the surgery she's had.

What she has done is very brave. Taking the softer option of waiting for it to happen on the basis that:

1. It may not happen at all
2. Chemotherapy will cure it

Is not a sensible thing to do. She has increased her chances of living considerably and it cannot have been an easy decision for her or her family to make.

[oracleslave]

What she has done is very brave. Taking the softer option of waiting for it to happen on the basis that:

1. It may not happen at all
2. Chemotherapy will cure it

Is not a sensible thing to do. She has increased her chances of living considerably and it cannot have been an easy decision for her or her family to make.

WHS - brave girl but given the limited facts we know, seems to have been the right choice to make for her and her families future. The knock on effect of the additional awareness created in terms of tests and screening is an added bonus.

[Gibbon]

I'm assuming some information has been missed out in the reporting if this.

OK, 87% chance of getting cancer. That (as far as I know) doesn't translate to an 87% chance of death. There's still chemo etc isn't there?

Seems a rather drastic tactic to take.

Apart the horrors of chemo which may not be successful, there's the cumulative effect of checking everyday waiting for it to happen and the stress of all the false alarms until it almost certainly does.

If it was me and my cock with almost certain cancer I would have the old boy off. He's done his job and I'm very fond of him but at least it would stop the old boner at my desk when I'm bored and start thinking about naked women!