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Rachel Stone, a graduate student at the UCLA School of Nursing, successfully underwent a prophylactic mastectomy in August and will undergo the second phase of the surgery in December. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)

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In the evenings when her husband was sleeping, she would talk to herself to prepare for the procedure. Though she was nervous about the decision she was making, she knew it could potentially change her genetic fate.

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UCLA student’s blog chronicles journey before, after double mastectomy

By Nikki Somani

Nov. 14, 2014 7:37 a.m.