RICHMOND, Va. — Two sisters who discovered they carried the breast cancer gene made a bold decision to undergo preventative mastectomies on the same day. One sister’s journey included an innovative procedure that allows patients to feel again after surgery.
Lexie Hunt and her sister Ivy never had breast cancer, but their family history raised concerns. Their grandmother and two aunts had breast cancer, and their father tested positive for the BRCA gene, which increases the risk of developing the disease.
“We were unlucky in that both of us got the 50% of it being positive,” Hunt said.
In 2024, both women, who are in their 30s, decided to take control of their health by having preventative mastectomies and reconstruction surgery on the same day…