Why I was relieved to be told I had a high risk of breast cancer
Most people told they are carriers of a faulty gene which causes the chances of developing cancer to rocket ask the question, ‘why me?’ Not Rochelle Gold.
“I don’t know if I’m different to other people, but it was a relief for me,” says the 38 year old from Leeds, who tested positive for the BRCA2 mutation, which is linked to breast cancer, in the summer of 2015. “It meant I had the opportunity to do something to about it.
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Hide Ad“I always said that if I had the fault I would have preventative surgery. I’m quite risk averse, and I just wanted to get rid of any body part that could develop the disease.”