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Bye Bye Boobs

Radio 1 follows presenter Claira Hermet as she prepares to undergo a double mastectomy, hearing about her reasons for the operation and accompanying her to the hospital.

When Claira Hermet was just nine years old she lost her Mum to breast cancer. Then three years ago she lost her sister too. After taking a genetic test, she discovered she had an 85% life chance of getting the disease. So to significantly reduce her own risk of breast cancer she's decided to have a double mastectomy.

In this programme for Radio 1 & 1Xtra's Stories, Claira will be sharing this difficult journey with you as she prepares to say goodbye to her boobs. We follow her as she describes her initial decision to opt for surgery, meet her family and friends to discover their reaction, and go with her to hospital on the day of surgery.

Along the way she also meets women who have shared similar experiences, from Katie and her sister who have different views on whether to have a mastectomy after also testing positive for the gene, to Diane, who is currently undergoing chemo for breast cancer. By sharing these conversations and discussing their fears together they help Claira prepare for what she's going to go through, and what has become known as Double D Day.

During the making of the programme Claira has been very open about her experiences with regular appearances in the national media. As a result many of the people her story has connected with have been getting in touch with Claira and providing a source of invaluable support on her difficult journey.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 1 Mar 2015 21:00
91热爆 Radio 1Xtra

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Music Played

  • Spooky Black

    Take The Blame So I Don't Have To

  • Years & Years

    Real

    • KITSUNE.

  • Alix Perez

    Playing Games

    • Shogun.

  • LV & Joshua Idehen

    Shake

  • Years & Years

    Desire (Tourist Dub)

    Remix Artist: Tourist.
    • Polydor.

  • Gorgon City

    Here For You (feat. Laura Welsh)

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Rae Morris

    Closer (Redlight Remix)

    • Atlantic.

  • So Solid Crew

    21 Seconds

    • 21 Seconds.
    • Relentless.

  • Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

    The Garden (Calibre Remix)

  • Ed Sheeran & Rudimental

    Bloodstream

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Kwabs

    Wrong Or Right

    • Atlantic.

  • Sam Smith

    Lay Me Down (Pomo Remix)

    Remix Artist: Pomo.
    • Capitol.

  • Elderbrook

    How Many Times (andhim Remix)

    • Black Butter Records.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 Feb 2015 21:00
    91热爆 Radio 1
  • Sun 1 Mar 2015 21:00
    91热爆 Radio 1Xtra