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Risk for that gene. what normally happens the person diagnosed with breast cancer gets tested not the family members. if you have a family member with ovarian cancer and they're still living, they need to get tested for the brca gene. if they don't have it -- >> there's not a reason to think it's in your family. >> rose, i want to go to you. you have had this test yourself. >> yes. >> in part because of your own family history. >> that's correct. >> yet, you still see access as a fundamental problem. >> i do. i feel like $3,000 to $4,000 test is completely out of reach for anyone who doesn't h...

This, you have the brca gene, you had both your breasts and ovaries removed. so many people want to know when you learn of all of this overwhelming information, is it a no brainer just to make that decision to have both your breasts and ovaries removed or does this take you a very long time of soul searching. >> for me, it was a no brainer. but i think it is important to know that relates to my personal story and because for years prior to that, for 20 or so years prior to me making that decision, i had lived without my mother, who had died when i was 13 years old from breast cancer at the age...

Jolie is a role model to the world. >> if you can walk around saying, angelina jolie did it. you know? if you are, a 30-year-old woman, then that can give you a lot of confidence. >> reporter: in the bronx we met susan klugman, doctor of clinical genetics for 25 years and she counsels women abut risk of breast cancer and when to consider surgery and to make sure they have insurance to cover it. >> everyone has the brca gene, gene, the way the brca gene functions it protects you against breast cancer, ovarian cancer. if there is a change in the gene the patient loses the protection from cancer ...

Other than the discipline is important, all this important, the most important thing is to let them know what a joy they t is to be their mother. >> i'm cynthia mcfadden in tucson, arizona. >> she gives you ability if you are in the situation you can know you can be brave and remain beautiful. >> like the woman in there said, if the sexiest woman in the world can do this, maybe i can do this, too. >> she is not the only one, christina applegate, wanda sykes, preventative mastectomies, barbara walters, let the world know that she had preventative ovarian surgery. same deal. if you are exposed a...

>> and? >> not so bad. i think if i was going to go back, get a big mac. pretty tasty. >> check this out, the mcrib has been on and off the menu 32 years. >> i know, right. why do they take it away? >> because they want you to pine for it. >> i got to have the mcrib. mcrib week. >> take off the bun and look at what the mcrib looks like they tried too hard to make it look like a rib. there is no bone. >> the bone -- you can bite right through. >> not crazy. >> not going to try either one? burger king one? the funny looking bone thing? >> it looks like it may have -- the way burger king. >> look...