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Saffron Otter

'I have 'Jolie gene' and petrified my cancer will return - new NHS drug gives me future'

Breast cancer survivors like Claire Spragg know all too well how terrifying the thought of the killer disease returning can be.

The mum-of-two, 46, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer two years ago at 44 - the same age at which her paternal grandmother died from breast cancer.

Those with the faulty BRCA gene or 'Jolie gene' often opt for a double mastectomy to help rid their chances of cancer returning or as preventative surgery, which is what Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie did in 2013 after discovering she carried BRCA1 mutation.

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