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Originally Posted by Quixote
I'm not one to sit in judgment in terms of right and wrong, but I disagree with you while at the same time agreeing with the other posters on this thread. Angelina Jolie educated herself and made the decision for herself that she is comfortable with. I recently had genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 and was filled with gratitude that no mutations were found! I can only imagine what she must have gone through to reach her decision. Malpractice? Absolutely not!
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I know of 3 sisters, whose mother passed away in her 40's of breast cancer, who had that genetic predisposition so had mastectomies. They did it together so they could heal together. I think you need to walk in a person's shoes before making a judgment. That being said, in my family there is a lot of breast cancer. I get checked (so far) once a year. Would I go to have the genetic marker test? I don't think so at this time. I think it's up to the individual.