DANGEROUS BOOBIES

With a warm, funny, and approachable voice, Caitlin tells readers the full story of being tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.

After watching too many family members die of cancer, at age 28, public speaker and comedian Caitlin Brodnick was tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation and tested positive, indicating an 87% chance she'd likely be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. She had a preventative double mastectomy, thereby becoming an everywoman's Angelina Jolie. DANGEROUS BOOBIES: Breaking Up with My Time-Bomb Breasts goes in depth into her experience from testing to surgery and on to recovery. With a warm, funny, and approachable voice, Caitlin tells readers the full story, even sharing what it was like to go from a size 32G bra—iant, for a woman who is barely over five feet tall!--to a 32C. Engaging and open, she admits to having hated her breasts long before her surgery, and enjoying the process of "designing" her new breasts, from the shape of the breasts to the size and color of the nipples. While Caitlin's primary narrative explores the BRCA gene and breast cancer, her story is also one about body acceptance and what it takes to be confident with and in charge of one's body.

Caitlin Brodnick has become the bright young face for breast health and breast cancer prevention. Along with Glamour magazine and Conde Nast Entertainment, Caitlin created "Screw You Cancer," a six-part online documentary that takes the viewer with Caitlin from decision to surgery to recovery. Receiving more than 7 million views in the first year, the documentary won a National Magazine Award and was the first Internet program to receive an Emmy Award. Caitlin works closely with the organization FORCE, and Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital as a breast cancer awareness advocate, helping to connect with other women who are BRCA positive. She has also been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Glamour, and more.