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Essex woman has no regrets over double mastectomy
A young woman from Essex is recovering well after having a double mastectomy to protect herself from cancer.
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'I knew it was the right decision': Essex woman has no regrets over mastectomy
A woman from Essex who's had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer says she has no regrets.
We first told you about Katie Mumford from Colchester last August when she discovered, like the actress Angelina Jolie, that she had a genetic mutation giving her up to an 87% chance of developing the disease.
Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Serena Sandhu
Essex woman on road to recovery after successful double mastectomy
A young woman from Essex is recovering well after having a double mastectomy to protect herself from cancer.
Like Angelina Jolie, Katie Mumford from Colchester has a genetic mutation giving her up to an 87% chance of developing the disease.
Katie's mother and her sister have both had breast cancer and survived.
Katie, who was 27 at the time of the operation three months ago, says it was a brave but sensible decision.