By Kaitlin Reilly, Yahoo Life | Country star Morgan Wade opened up about a recent health decision. The “Psychopath” singer, who is releasing an album of the same name in August, spoke to Page Six at London’s Highways Festival on Saturday about her decision to undergo a mastectomy.
“I had the BRCA gene, it’s a breast cancer gene so I’m having a double mastectomy in November,” she explained. “I’m going really hard up until November so then November and December I have off to rest.”
Wade said that she was “feeling fine” about the procedure but was “pissed” that she wouldn’t be able to work out during recovery. She shared that her mother had the surgery and that her younger cousin is also in the process.
When people like Wade say they have the “BRCA gene,” what they are referring to is a mutation in one or more of their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which all people have. Those genes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, protect you from certain types of cancers. When they work properly, they keep breast, ovarian and other types of cells from changing or dividing rapidly.
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Country Singer Morgan Wade is Getting a Double Mastectomy After Learning She has BRCA Gene Mutation
