Young mum at risk of breast cancer chooses preventative double mastectomy

Helen Gregory
October 11 2019 - 8:30am
Journey: Kathryn Simms expected her preventative double mastectomy and reconstruction to be relatively straight forward. Instead she endured multiple unexpected complications and had to have one implant removed. Picture: Simone De Peak
Journey: Kathryn Simms expected her preventative double mastectomy and reconstruction to be relatively straight forward. Instead she endured multiple unexpected complications and had to have one implant removed. Picture: Simone De Peak

WAITING for the results of a genetic test, Kathryn Simms' instincts told her to prepare for the worst.

Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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