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Sarah-Jane from "The Block" TV show discusses her family history of cancer

1 min read 10 February 2023

Fan favourite from "The Block" reality TV show, Sarah-Jane has spoken publicly about her family's history of cancer and her decision to have preventive double mastectomy.

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The surgery took place at Peter Mac late last year.

Her story aired last night on Nine's "A Current Affair" and also included interviews with Professor Paul James - a Clinical Geneticist and Director of the Parkville Familial Cancer Centre - and Sarah-Jane's surgeons Dr Holly Keane and Dr Angela Webb, Head of Peter Mac's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit.

Watch the story here: