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Lizmaré Steinmann shares her BRCA2 journey

October 07, 2021 • testimonial

When I was younger I tended to store my cell phone or money in my bra so it would not fall or get lost, then my grandmother always scolded, “Stop storing your stuff there, it's not healthy for your breasts!” As usual, why be bothered about it, I was never really bothered about my breasts as a teenager. It was there and that's it. As I got older, I became more aware of my breasts, knew about Breast Cancer and how to examine myself, but one is still so lazy, you might do it once a year or when you...

Previvor Story by Megan Burger aka @BRCA.lady on Instagram

January 21, 2020 • Awareness • BRCA gene • Breast Cancer • Early Detection • Informative • inspiration • survivor story

The very moment I was sitting in the doctors room and got my results that said BRCA+, it was like a switch went off in my head and I knew that I was not going to wait around for cancer to get to me and I wanted to take control and make sure I was able to take my chances of getting Breast Cancer from 87% to 5%, by having a preventative double mastectomy!