Pleasance, EdinburghThe unlucky draw of life is given an unflinching but positive examination in Olivia Hirst's affecting showTime is ticking for 26-year-old Olivia Hirst. She has the BRCA 1 gene which means that she has 40% chance of getting ovarian cancer and an 80% chance of getting breast cancer. Behind her on a blackboard there is a family tree in which it is possible to trace the gene as it has been passed thro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:57PM on August 27, 2015