She Removed Her Breasts to Prevent Cancer With Diana Daly

Published: Aug. 8, 2018, 9 a.m.

b'Most of the time, you hear of women getting mastectomies because they have cancer. It\'s not often you hear of it as a preventative measure.

But when cancer runs rampant in your family, and you test positive for the BRCA1 gene, you\'re faced with a dilemma.

Do you remove "the girls" on the off chance you might get cancer? Or do you wait and see what happens?

Well our guest this week wasn\'t taking any chances. When she tested positive for the gene, Diana Daly made the incredibly tough decision to remove her breasts and ovaries.

Listen to her story.'