After 41-year-old pharmacist Anders discovered he had the CDH1 gene, he knew he needed to take action and decided to get his stomach removed.
When Anders Johnson tested positive for a rare gene that caused both his mother’s and grandfather’s deaths, he knew he needed to take action.
This is because the rare gene increases the chances of developing Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer . ‘Genetic counselling facilitated testing specifically for CDH1. My wife and I had to undergo genetic counselling before getting tested.Doctors urged Andres to have a full gastrectomy, removing the whole stomach organ.
‘I was already at the age at which the cancer manifests itself – 40 plus years old – so there was also a sense of urgency.’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatHowever, the three years following the operation were pretty challenging as Andres’ body got used to a new way of digesting food and nutrition.
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