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Would you undergo preventive surgery to reduce cancer risk?

NachoBusiness · 2015-03-27 13:55:53

Obviousily an issue which mainly concerns women, but would be interested in knowing what the general view on this is. Lot of debate currently regarding this topic given that Angelina Jolie has now had her ovaries removed following on from the double mastectomy which she had two years back after discovering she had a…

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#52 01-04-2015 11:47am

Saralee4

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Only a few generations ago people would get all their teeth removed to prevent further dental problems. Denture for life from your 20's

Around the time of the great fire of London 10% of the deaths not attributable to plague were to teeth.

Interesting to compare this to some people's attitudes on vaccines.

Yea they removed healthy teeth with no decay. People would go to the dentist with a toothache and come back with no teeth. I heard it was almost considered fashionable at one stage to have false teeth!!

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