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Double Mastectomy Twins

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Wales HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for 16 days

Twins Rose and Charlotte lost their mum to breast cancer when they were just ten. Now, as adults, the twins have discovered they too have the BRCA2 gene that predisposes them to the same condition as their mum.

This programme follows the twins through pre-emptive double mastectomy operations - a choice they have made to reduce their chances of developing breast cancer. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Liza Williams
Producer:
Liza Williams
Production Manager:
Fatima Sesay
Production Coordinator:
Victoria Smith
Researcher:
Abi Payet
Executive Producer:
Max Gogarty

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