Prophlactic Mastectomy

If I could take a test to determine if I carried the gene for cancer, I would take the test, regardless if there was a cure or not. I would take the test because there are many ways you can prevent cancer. For instance, if I knew early on that I had the gene for cancer I would take precautions in order to reduce my chances of the disease actually taking over. I would not go tanning, I would not smoke or consume alcoholic beverages. Another reason why I would want to know is because if you catch the cancer earlier enough doctors have a better chance of containing the disease in that one area and eventually get rid of it.  Rather then not knowing that you have the gene/disease and finding out when it is too late to take action. However, if I had the gene I would not have a prophlactic mastectomy. Even though I would want to prevent the disease as much as possible I would not want to have a painful surgery and loose a major part of my body, especially at such a young age. I would rather know my fate and put up with it. If that is the what is supposed to happen to me, then that is what will happen.

Williams, B. (Narrator). Peshkin, B. (Writer). (2010). Prophylactic Mastectomy [Motion picture].