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Choosing a double mastectomy at 30

Siobhan Butler on her double mastectomy at 30 to minimise her risk of breast cancer after discovering she had the BRACA 2 gene. Knit and Natter at Suffolk Library. Emer Maguire.

Siobhan Butler - originally from the US, now living in Leitrim - tells Lynette about finding out she had the BRCA 2 gene, which can increase your chance of getting cancer, and why she took the decision to have a double mastectomy at aged 30 to minimise the risk. Lynette goes live to a library in Belfast to hear from the knit and natter group at Suffolk Library for Book Week NI. Emer Maguire chats about her new show, One for the Road, which is going on tour.

54 minutes

Music Played

  • 顿别别别鈥怢颈迟别

    Groove is in the Heart

  • Jessie Ware

    Free Yourself

  • Valtos ft Cathal Murphy

    Over Blue

  • Lisa Hannigan

    I Don't Know

  • CMAT

    Have Fun

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Oct 2023 15:04