Ming Ming (not her real name), aged 38, is a full-time working mother of two children. She has a BRCA2 genetic change. When she was offered the preventive options to reduce her risk of a second breast cancer, she chose screening, rather than removal of her healthy breast.

Devi (not her real name), aged 47, is a stay-at-home mother of two children. Within a few months of knowing that she is a BRCA1 carrier, Devi made the decision to have her healthy breast removed. Decision-making was very fast as she has the support of her husband.