Comments on: Astounding: Miss America contestant will have both breasts removed, and she doesn’t have cancer

By: Mr. Wise

Mr. Wise — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:15:52 +0000

People get sex changes all the time and no one complains. Abortions would draw less ire from society today. It’s just two boobs. And I doubt she will be more “popular” after the operation. What man would want a woman who cut her own boobs off? It reminds me of women who get raped and intentionally try to look ugly afterwards so that men will not find them attractive. It’s a defense mechanism. Maybe this is her defense mechanism. Maybe she is deathly afraid that she will die young from breast cancer, and she figures she’d rather live with no boobs than to die with a boob or two and be sick the whole time. But they are her boobs, and she is an adult, so I support her if she really feels strongly about it. Who knows maybe she will get two fake boobs so people don’t stare at her in public. Nancy Reagan had a fake one, and she was a well respected lady. How did the word “breast” become “boob?” Now there’s a story.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:59:35 +0000

Not surprising, since OBGYN’s and pediatricians have been mutilating infant boys for a long time in the USA for no good reason. Now they’re going after women and girls. I wonder if the new fad is to have infant girls mutilated ‘for their own good’ and have mastectomies when they are days old? These fools will be surprised when they get cancer somewhere else in the bodies, won’t they….

By: lorie levine

lorie levine — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:24:59 +0000

power mongers create and perpetuate bad conditions and even symptoms

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:37:49 +0000

dont do it miss! you may miss them. things there are there for a reason.
what if you want to breast feed or sweat? you may experience other complications if you ever got pregnant. if you do happen to have a problem …then there is a dozen cures that are being withheld from mainstream doctors…first of all cannibis was used for breast tumors before they changed the name to evil marijuana and made it illegal. doctors were pissed they said dont take my cannibiniods (it also worked on collicky babies,but i also heard hanging them upsidedown by there feet will straigten the crooked spin which is a likely cause) … i just heard meditation reduces stress and is very good for the healing process. quit gobbling up fear and gmos and get strictly organic foods and just eat right. this is the age of enlightment not density…….dont do it!

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:48 +0000

When there is a strong family history of breast cancer, it can be very clear that there is a mutated gene. In 60% of these cases that gene can be identified as BRCA1 or BRCA2. But in 40% of these families the gene cannot be identified, but the doctors and genetic counselors clearly know that a mutation is present. With a strong family history it may be clear there IS such a mutated gene as the statistically it would be extremely unlikely for that much breast cancer to be in one family without there being a mutated gene. After you watch two of three first degree relatives die of breast cancer, you may opt to protect your life over your breasts. This young woman is making a difficult, sad and brave decision. The writer of this piece does not seem to understand women if he truly thinks young women will be flocking to operating rooms to have their breasts removed. What an idiotic thing to say! Best wishes to this brave young woman, who will be saving lives by telling her story that will reach some young women in families with heritable breast cancer.

By: Dabigragu

Dabigragu — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:42:54 +0000

This is literally insane, just insane. They might want to have her checked for mental stability.

By: Pete Weaver

Pete Weaver — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:29:34 +0000

Oh, the wonderful science of genetics! It has “improved” our food, allowed us to blame our ancestors for our behavior, and now provides a convenient scapegoat for our toxic environment. “You didn’t get cancer because the food you eat, water you drink and air you breathe are poison, you’re born with it!” And an innocent pair of boobies are going to pay the price for this insanity? …

By: infinitecontactee

infinitecontactee — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:27:18 +0000

This is a hideous turn of events. I worked in the operating room for over 40 years, and I don’t know of any respectable surgeon having integrity who’d even do this operation. Beyond that why would any insurance company pay for it?