Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

This article was so moving i was about to cry at the end of it. It's incredibly upsetting that this woman had to learn about her dangerously high risk of developing breast cancer while she's at such a young age. The anxiety it puts her through is devastating. While many people would see the availability of a DNA test so that she can take preventative measures as a positive thing, I can see it as incredibly tearing. It would be so hard to know the fate of your health and not take action on it, but when that action is extremely drastic, it's just as tough to make a move as it is not to. It's a huge gambling game. She struggled with this decision, and turned to her family to help, all of whom weren't particularly supportive. The main reason she struggled with the decision to prevent breast cancer or not, is because it meant a mastectomy, which means removing her breasts, and although she could get implants (reconstructive surgery) it wouldn't be the same. She would look different, feel different, and no longer would she have the option to breast feed. So in a way, this is a form of body modificaiton, but for a very different reason than in our previously discussed articles. Those people modified their bodies to look different in order to stand out, when all this woman wants to is remain healthy so that she can have children, and raise a happy, healthy family. She's actually the opposite of them in the way that she would much rather not have to modify her body, but feels complied to do so in order to maintain her future health.