The 22-year-old was told at the same time that she had the BRCA1 gene, which is linked to breast and ovarian cancer reallife breastcancer BRCA1
The 22-year-old explained that she was diagnosed with cancer at the same time she was told she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation which is linked to both breast and ovarian cancer.
“When I was 16, about six-and-half years ago my mum was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, I was in Transition Year. However, things changed in January of last year with the science student sharing that she wanted to be tested too. While waiting on both of her test results, she was studying from home during the pandemic and had to take an important exam.
“I did a round of IVF and things you have to do before starting chemotherapy. Then I found out I had a BRCA1 mutation.