Three brave sisters have revealed how they had their breasts AND wombs removed to avoid a hereditary cancer which killed their mother when she was just 32.
Luan Moreton, 38, Kim Jones, 33, and Jemma Dennis, 30, had mastectomies after tests revealed they had the same aggressive gene as mother Rita.
Now the two eldest sisters have also undergone hysterectomies after doctors told them they had a 50-60 per cent chance of developing ovarian cancer
Youngest sibling Jemma will also have the operation after she has tried for children with her husband.
Yesterday the trio urged other women to be screened for the disease and consider preventative surgery before it strikes.
Mother-of-one Luan said: 'We were all very close growing up after what happened to mum, but these operations have made us even closer together.
'I feel that we are lucky because we realised we all had the gene and took steps to prevent it from developing.
'People need to know that there are things you can do to minimise the risk. Our mum had the gene but she was never tested for it.
Culled from Dailymail
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