'At 25 I found out I had a 90% chance of getting cancer - so I travelled the world'

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A 90% risk of cancer led one twenty-something to undergo a preventative mastectomy - and then travel the world solo.On Valentine’s Day 2019, I was sitting in Arrivals at Auckland Airport. It was 5am and I was staring vacantly into space, clutching an almond milk latte in a takeaway cup.

 

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