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Jamie Roberts

Former Today Show host Jenna Wolfe has mastectomy and hysterectomy after cancer gene find

Former Today Show host Jenna Wolfe has revealed she has had a mastectomy and hysterectomy operation after she tested positive for a cancer gene.

The 49-year-old presenter was told she had the BRCA1 cancer gene and required surgery. The gene can significantly increase the chances of a person developing a number of types of cancers, including breast and ovarian.

On Tuesday she took to social media to share an image from her hospital room as she told her fans she was on her road to recovery.

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