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Why I had a double mastectomy at just 27 even though I didn't have cancer. Now, I couldn't be happier with my body

Daily Mail Health · 13 September 2026 at 12:09

Why I had a double mastectomy at just 27 even though I didn't have cancer. Now, I couldn't be happier with my body

It was at a friend's house one evening, a few months after my double mastectomy and reconstruction, that the subject of my surgery came up. 'So what are they actually like?'

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Why I had a double mastectomy at just 27 even though I didn't have cancer. Now, I couldn't be happier with my body

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