[Greg F]

Brain cancer is a possibility as well. Remove the head.

[NRA1995]

Previvors = women with too much time on their hands....

[Obadiah]

Man, this is silly. People have themselves so worked in a lather that they would seriously consider mutilating themselves with little reason? I mean I have family members that have died. Everyone I know has either died or is going to die! Should I kill myself now because I know with certainty what is in store for me?

Sometimes you just need to get a grip and stop listening to the scaremongers!

[elephantlips]

There’s no testicular cancer in my family.

[ClearCase_guy]

I believe it was Frederick the Great who encouraged his men by shouting: "Fools! Do you think you will live forever??"

People should exercise, and eat well, and not take undue risks. But having this sort of preventative surgery is madness. In the end, something will get you. Make some peace with that and stop worrying.

[Hazwaste]

This woman’s faith in the “infallible” judgment of the medical community is amazing, and not in a good way.

[qam1]

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[George W. Bush]

She should go for the breast enlargements instead. Go out with a bang.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I firmly believe that in many cases cancers are triggered by worry and self-imposed stress. Like many Americans, this woman’s mind is going to be the cause of her own disease.

[ArrogantBustard]

Ridiculous. I’m “at risk” for a heart attack or stroke. (family history) I think I’ll have a cardiectomy and a cerebrectomy .... just as a smart preventative measure.

[Lorianne]

I know someone who has done this. Judging from what I know of this person, I think there is a lot more going on psychologically than fear of breast cancer.

[Texas dog]

There are a lot of comments on this thread made in jest, I realize, but the topic is serious. A women carrying a BRCA mutation can have a lifetime risk of developing breast cancer approaching 85-90%.

Faced with those odds, virtually removing the risk by having prophylactic mastectomies isn't really such a ridiculous choice, is it?

[Mamzelle]

She's going to have a hard time getting insurance. Talk about your double-edge swords, this new ability to see into one's possible future...

[dforest]

Having a mastectomy is this instance is ridiculous, How does she know it will not appear elsewhere?

Enjoy your life, get checked out once a year, and realize life isn’t forever.

I have a brother in law whose father died of heart disease at 33, he has lived most of his life fearing his fate. He has feared it until age 60. He is still kicking, but has had a bout with prostate cancer.

When he got to thinking about it, he always thought heart attack. His heart was fine, but he didn’t think much about prostate cancer.

[em2vn]

I wish probability was used instead of something as imprecise as a percentage.
What does it mean if a weatherman forecasts a 50% chance rain?

[Varda]

I think breast cancer is one that is heavily related to glucose and insulin levels. If I were this woman I’d be on a ketogenic diet permanently.

[Radix]

Generation X’ers know everything because they have the Internet, and text messaging.

This broad more than likely has a chromosome 21 defect or worse.

[mad_as_he$$]

There are at least 4 key things that have to take place before you trigger cancer. Is she at 1 or 2 or 3????

[Ditter]

A friend of mine did this. The first mammograms that showed the slightest little irregularity and she had a double mastectomy.