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A Family's Fight against Breast cancer

in June this year. In each instance the breast tissue would be removed and a temporary saline balloon inserted under the chest muscle so that the skin around the breast is prevented from shrinking.

The next stage is the rebuilding of the breast using a silicone implant, or fat from the back or abdomen tunneled underneath the skin to the chest. The latter procedure, an autologous reconstruction, meant the breasts would look and feel more natural. Nipples are removed because they contain ducts that may have cancer cells. A new nipple is tattooed on at a later stage.

Julie went first. She said, "I was told that for the first couple of days after the operation I would be thinking, 'What have I done?' But there was none of that. My boobs are better then they were before. They're fuller, although they don't feel the same. It's the same sensation as touching cotton wool, they don't feel like a part of me."

Dawn went in next. Surgeons used fat from her stomach to rebuild her breasts and therefore she was also given a tummy tuck. The last to go was Pam. Her operation also passed without incident and was a success.

The outcome was positive for all three women. Although they must still have yearly screenings, the removal of their breast tissue that 80-per-cent risk factor is no longer an issue.

In spite of all this, Julie was devastated when her 29-year-old daughter, Jenny, was found to have the mutated gene. She will undergo a double mastectomy in January. Julie says: "I feel guilty, which I know is not rational. But it is my fault. I passed it on to her. "Julie's youngest daughter and Dawn's son are still too young to be tested. They must wait until they are 25.

However what anyone with the dreaded gene mutation may face under the surgeon's knife is considerably better than biding time, awaiting an almost certain diagnosis of cancer.
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