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Actress Kara Tointon, 41, reveals she's undergone a double mastectomy after learning she carries the deadly BRCA1 gene and her mother's death from ovarian cancer
The EastEnders actress, 41, revealed that she's also had her fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure, having lost her mother to ovarian cancer in 2018.
As an ambassador for the Eve appeal, a charity that raises awareness of gynaecological cancers, Kara opened up to her followers about the journey that led to her discovery that she carries the BRCA1 gene. She said: 'I was pregnant with my first child at the time, knew I wanted more children if possible so over the next couple of years I was invited to various meetings by the NHS to really become informed and to understand all my options. Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie also had a double mastectomy as well as having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, after she was found to have a 50 per cent risk of developing ovarian cancer.'
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