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Originally Posted by Snow Goose
Agree completely Deb :-)
Whats your thoughts on people who try to override their genetics?
For example a women who has the gene (BRCA1/2) that could be more prone to breast cancer has surgery to remove their breast tissue though they have never had cancer or symptoms of.
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I don't think there is a wrong or right answer. I think each person has to make that decision themselves based on their genetics and their life experiences. If the threat and fear of possibly getting breast cancer in the future is going to diminish their quality of life and they are willing to have a mastectomy then by all means do so. If they want to take the chance that they won't develop the cancer and, "see what happens", then go for it.
One person might have witnessed a relative that went through a horror story of surgery and treatment and decide they don't want to face that possibility whereas another might say, "Bring it on! (while rolling up sleeves)" Both are right because they are doing what is right for themselves.
It's like some of us can paint and some can crochet. We're all so wonderfully different.