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Boob job saved my life; SHE WENT FOR OP - AND FOUND SHE HAD CANCER.(News)
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Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
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August 24, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: BY ZOE CHAMBERLAIN Lifestyle Editor
TRACEY Hogshaw always wished her 36 HH boobs were smaller.
But when the 41-year-old grandmother went for reduction surgery she ended up with more than she bargained for.
Surgeons discovered the housewife, from Acocks Green, Birmingham, had breast cancer while operating.
Tracey then had to undergo a double mastectomy and reconstruction.
Now her double operation has been hailed a success by medics who have given her the all clear.
And Tracey is relieved she decided to go for a boob job - which ended up saving her ...
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