Coronation Street’s Bernie makes a life-changing decision in fight against cancer

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Bernie has the harmful BRCA gene-mutation.

Following the news she has the harmful BRCA gene-mutation, Coronation Street’s Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove) makes a decision about her future in upcoming episodes.

Earlier this year, the death of a family member led to Bernie discovering that her family carries the BRCA gene-mutation, which increases the chance of developing certain types of cancer.

While Bernie and Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell) set about getting tested, they were unaware Bernie’s son Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) had got a test by himself.

He was later told that he has breast cancer, and is now in the middle of receiving chemotherapy.

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Gemma learnt recently that she doesn’t have the harmful gene, but Bernie now knows that she does.

The beloved character spent time thinking about whether she wanted to have a mastectomy and hysterectomy to reduce her risk of cancer. During her evening with Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) and their friends, Bernie shared that she was worried the operations would impact her femininity.

Bernie then revealed that she’s realised if she has the surgery, she will still be her afterwards.

With her mind made up, Bernie tells Gemma, Kit and Brody Michaelis (Ryan Mulvey) in future episodes that she’s decided to opt for a full mastectomy and hysterectomy.

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