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Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Let's suppose you were almost specified what could take your way of life? Wendy Cubic knew.

"I felt to be a guillotine had been raised, " Cubic said. "I really don't even look at it anymore. Before, I thought about it on a regular basis. "

When Cubic's sister was informed they have breast cancer, doctors realized her entire family had a strong history of the disease.

Doctors say testing designed for mutated BRAC1 and BRAC2 body's genes -- which increase your risk for breast along with ovarian cancer -- is more popular.

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Physician r. James Dana Kondrup from Lourdes Hospital says just about every woman -- and dude -- owe to themselves.

"Don't be afraid to build tested, " Kondrup proclaimed. "Get the knowledge that you require and get tested and then determine whether you are beneficial or negative. "

Cubic and her cousin had the strength to build tested, and both examined positive for BRAC1. Meant for Cubic's sister, it was too late for preventive surgery. But Cubic experienced options.

After watching the girl sister battle cancer, she decided to take steps to drastically lower her likelihood of getting cancer, from around 90 percent to less than 10 percent.

"My sibling kept saying, 'oh that you're so brave, because you made the decision. I don't know easily could have done this. ' I said absolutely not, I look at it the full opposite. I had my own warrior go before myself. "

After struggling with along side it effects of her implants for 2 years, she headed back to the hospital to get one of these different reconstructive surgery.

"I was very fortunate and lucky to find a world renowned surgeon in Ny city, Dr. Robert J. Allan. He was the person who invented a procedure where he uses your own personal tissue. He does not cut any muscle so it is much less invasive and far less recovery because there isn't a muscle damage. He used my limbs to re-create my breasts to do. "

It was a method undergoing her prophylactic mastectomy together with oophorectomy allowed her to analyze and explore, because she had enough time.

"It helps if a movie star (Angelina Jolie) arrives and makes everybody cognizant of something, " Dr. Kondrup said. "Once people get tested and then determine where the gene is tracking with the family, it save lifetime. And Angelina Jolie has saved lives, by making people aware to look get tested. "

Binghamton Jewish Community Center shall be hosting the program "Hereditary Chest and Ovarian Cancer: Considering at Risk? " at June 4 at 500 Club Road in Vestal.

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