Charlotte Hamer saw her mum tragically die when she was just a child and shared she could have faced a similar fate - the young woman made one decision that could have saved her life

A woman who underwent a lifechanging surgery at just 21 said the decision was a "no brainer" after learning she carried a deadly gene.

Charlotte Hamer decided to be tested for a specific gene mutation, after her mum died of breast cancer when she was 10 years old. In November 2020, aged just 19, Charlotte was told that like her mum she was a carrier of the faulty BRCA2 gene - which increases the risk of getting breast cancer . The 23-year-old said it was a "no brainer" that she would have a double mastectomy , and that she felt "empowered" to make the decision.

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