LINDA ROBERTS:

"Trying to tell my daughters was the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do in my life"

"I was diagnosed with breast cancer in both breasts, two different types"

GWYNETH BROADMEADOW:

“It puts my mind at rest to know that I am getting checked over”

KIRSTIN JONES:

“Having the children made it a no brainer”

“It’s always at the back of your mind”

SUSANNAH COLES:

“It’s not an easy thing to tell anybody”

KAY MICHALSKI:

“I didn’t have a starting point really”

“My biggest thing was losing my hair”

KAY PICKARD:

“Being positive is the most important thing”

JO MATTHEWS:

“It all felt a little bit selfish and I felt guilty about it”

“I felt like the most enormous burden had been lifted”

KAREN HAMILTON:

"Having come through that dark tunnel"

"Peace of mind is far more vaulable"

SUSAN HAMPTON:

“Me and my sister both felt very disappointed”

“I couldn’t accept it at first”

VERONICA DYER:

“I just felt as though I was floundering”

“It’s like a safety net”

LISA TOMLINSON:

“It's quite daunting really looking into your family”

“I’m not afraid of it anymore”

CHERYLE GOULD:

“When I had it the second time I was gutted”

“Nobody really understood”

“It’s time I thought about this”

DENNIS MORGAN:

“I don’t want that to happen to me”

GARY JONES:

“We've got cancer”

GAYNOR BARTON:

“With the gene we’ve got, if you’ve got the gene you are going to get the cancer”

GWEN EDWARDS:

“I’ve had it now twice”

HELEN HARE:

“Like running head on into a 3-ton lorry”

“Men need to be aware, even if it's rare, that the risk is there"

JOANNE FUDGE:

“Why me? Why me?”

“That’s when the genetics people came in..."

“I knew what I was going to do...

JOHN ATKIN:

“Having had it in the family, you it is in your mind”

LYN RICHARDS:

“Good solid reassurance"

RHIAN DAVIES:

“She had worked the link out herself”

"It wasn't just a blood test"

ROBERT:

"It does set one's mind at rest"

SIDONIA INNOCENT:

“There's life after cancer”