A Selsdon mum who has beaten breast and ovarian cancer is calling for families to be made aware of the hereditary risks of the disease.Adele Sewell, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 and then ovarian cancer in 2006. Having a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can increase a person's likelihood of getting ovarian and breast cancer.Since then she has had genetic testing and found to carry a mutation in the BRCA2 gene - and has concerns her daughter Zindzi may also carry the gene.More...
Reported by Croydon Advertiser 3 hours ago.
A Selsdon mum who has beaten breast and ovarian cancer is calling for families to be made aware of the hereditary risks of the disease.Adele Sewell, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 and then ovarian cancer in 2006. Having a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can increase a person's likelihood of getting ovarian and breast cancer.Since then she has had genetic testing and found to carry a mutation in the BRCA2 gene - and has concerns her daughter Zindzi may also carry the gene.More...
Reported by Croydon Advertiser 3 hours ago.