RUNWAY NINA CUTS OFF BOTH BREASTS
PROJECT Runway’s Nina Garcia says she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after docs discovered she was “at a high risk for breast cancer.”
Testing in 2015 revealed the Elle editor had the BRCA1 gene mutation, which upped her odds of getting the killer disease and caused her to undergo frequent checks and procedures.
“I was living in a loop of testing, every day waking up thinking: Is today the day I will get cancer? I no longer wanted to have these scary thoughts,” she explains.
“I knew the only way they would stop was to schedule the surgery. The answer was clear.”
The married mom of two adds, “For the first time in years, a dark cloud lifted, and I felt a sense of relief and clarity about my choice.”