Shannon was just 31 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
After some investigation, she discovered she carries a mutation in the BRCA2 gene.
This gene mutation can result in an increased risk of breast or ovarian cancer.
“This means that I am at further risk of getting another cancer in the other breast so to minimise that risk I’m having a double mastectomy,” Shannon said.
Having recently undergone chemotherapy treatment, Shannon took the time to talk to Deb Knight from A Current Affair about her journey at Blacktown Hospital.
McGrath cancer nurse, Melissa Grady, walked alongside her, and many other local women and men who are being treated for breast cancer.
“It’s a privilege walking along side these patients while they’re having their treatment,” Melissa said.
“They let you into their lives, tell you their darkest secrets, their fears, their hopes. It’s a unique and special relationship,” Melissa said.
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