Having the Same BRCA DNA as Angelina Jolie: One Woman's Story

Actress Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had a preventative double-mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1. It's a genetic defect that increases the risk of cancer. Texas wife & mother Stephanie Hengstenberg has the same story. She had a double mastectomy and hysterectomy in 2009. This is her story, in her own words.

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