My breasts or my life.

Date:
2006
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Description

This documentary follows 23-year-old Becky Measures as she becomes the youngest woman in Britain to have a preventative double mastectomy. Fourteen members of Becky's family have suffered from breast cancer so Becky undergoes a revolutionary genetic test to see if she has the same faulty gene that runs through her family. The test comes back positive, leaving Becky with an 85% chance of getting breast cancer. She takes a psychological assessment and discusses her operation with the surgeon who will remove her breasts and perform reconstructive surgery. We see a small amount of the operation itself and follow Becky as she makes a full recovery, having now reduced her chances of getting breast cancer to 7%.

Publication/Creation

UK : ITV1, 2006.

Physical description

1 video cassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sound, color, PAL

Copyright note

Granada Television Ltd. 2006

Notes

Broadcast on 6 June, 2006

Creator/production credits

Directed and produced by Siobhan Sinnerton. Narrator Daisy Dunlop.

Type/Technique

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