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Christie’s surgical journey will shock you. Upon finding multiple, painful lumps in both breasts in 1999 Christie did everything she was supposed to; she made an appointment with a doctor for evaluation but was told that the lumps were benign and to return for surgery ‘when they actually became real cancer’. ”Insurance was not going to cover the cost of a very expensive surgery. I tried everything in the hope they would go away on their own. I changed my diet. I prayed with my husband. We finally decided that I should see a plastic surgeon and I wanted the best and back in 1999 that was Franklin A. Rose, M.D.” said Christie. After learning she carries the BCRA genetic mutation, Christie opted to have her ovaries removed at MD Anderson. We want to acknowledge during Breast Cancer Awareness month the life-saving impact of her double mastectomy by Dr. Rose and her surgical team. Christie will have what she hopes to be her final surgery, for a while anyway, tomorrow and the Fox News camera team will be there to see if her 23-year-old implants ruptured when she heard a “popping noise” recently. GENETIC TESTING SAVES LIVES! Tune in to @Fox26Houston morning news with Emmy-award-winning journalist @MelissaWilsonfox26 News on Monday, October 17th & learn more about Christie’s incredible journey on our blog -LINK IN BIO- #fox26forlife #hollyroseribbon #thinkpink #genetictestingsaveslives #previvor #geneticpredisposition #brca1 #brca2 #preventivemastectomy #breastcancerawarenessmonth (at Utopia Plastic Surgery and Med Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjZJPllJShM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sending heartfelt thanks to Angelina Jolie for famously sharing her family’s health history and introducing so many of us to the importance of genetic testing. Angelina’s mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, had both breast and ovarian cancers, and died from ovarian cancer in 2007. After learning she shared the same BRCA1 mutation as her mother, in 2013, Angelina opted to have a risk-reducing double mastectomy and also had her ovaries removed. While Angelina has not had breast cancer, we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge during Breast Cancer Awareness Month the impact of her very public story which has undoubtedly resulted in innumerable women learning of their own genetic predispositions and taking similar possibly life-saving actions. Women with a BRCA1 mutation have an up to 87% chance of having breast cancer in their lifetimes, and an up to 63% chance of having ovarian cancer. GENETIC TESTING SAVES LIVES!

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