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Jackie Tohn reveals she had double mastectomy due to genetic mutation — and had precancerous cells

Nbcwashington · · 802 words · By Sarah Jacoby; TODAY
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“The “Nobody Wants This” star has been on a career high.”
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Multiple web search results identify Jackie Tohn as the star of 'Nobody Wants This'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jackie is a 2016 historical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film stars Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy. Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, and J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_(2016_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Pablo Larraín's "Jackie" covers the week following the JFK assassination in 1963 and is based on an unpublished interview of Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman) by Life Magazine.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1619029/
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Jackie (2016) on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackie_2016
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“Tohn decided to undergo a preventive double mastectomy this past December, she revealed exclusively on the TODAY show on May 15.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Tohn revealed her preventive double mastectomy in December during a May 15 appearance on the TODAY show.
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web search NEUTRAL — And Tohn decided to undergo a preventive double mastectomy this past December, she revealed exclusively on the TODAY show on May 15.Deciding on a Double Mastectomy. When she first learned of her BRCA1…
https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/jackie-tohn-doubl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jackie Tohn got vulnerable as she opened up about her preventative cancer treatment on live TV. During the Friday, May 15, episode of TODAY With Jenna & Sheinelle, the Nobody Wants Thisstar, 45, revea…
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/medical/emotional-jackie-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jackie Tohn underwent a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene. She discovered her genetic risk after her father's cancer diagnosis and subsequent hereditary genetic te…
https://www.aol.com/articles/jackie-tohn-reveals-she-underwe…
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“In January of 2025, my dad found lumps under his arm, and went to the doctor and they turned out to be metastatic carcinomas”
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Web search results explicitly state that in January 2025, Tohn's father found lumps under his arms which were diagnosed as metastatic carcinomas.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jaclyn Tohn is an American actress and musician. She is best known for playing Melanie "MelRose" Rosen on the Netflix series GLOW and Courtenay Fortney in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and Ge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Tohn
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web search NEUTRAL — Need to know. Jackie Tohn underwent a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene. She discovered her genetic risk after her father's cancer diagnosis and subsequent heredit…
https://www.aol.com/articles/jackie-tohn-reveals-she-underwe…
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web search NEUTRAL — In January 2025, Tohn’s dad found lumps under his arms, and upon going to the doctor, he learned he had metastatic carcinomas. After they failed to find out where the primary cancer in his body was lo…
https://okmagazine.com/p/emotional-jackie-tohn-heart-poundin…
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“A carcinoma is a type of cancer that affects the epithelial tissue that lines many of the body’s organs, Cleveland Clinic explains.”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both define carcinoma as a cancer derived from epithelial cells/tissues.
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web search NEUTRAL — Carcinoma: Cancers derived from epithelial cells.Cancers are usually named using -carcinoma, -sarcoma or -blastoma as a suffix, with the Latin or Greek word for the organ or tissue of origin as the ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer
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web search NEUTRAL — Carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in tissue lining your skin, organs and internal passageways in your body. Most cancer diagnoses are carcinoma.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23180-carcino…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carcinoma, a cancerous growth of surface (epithelial) tissues of the skin, digestive tract, blood vessels, and various organs.Tumors may also be classified according to the genetic defects found in th…
https://www.britannica.com/science/carcinoma
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“It turned out that he was BRCA1 positive.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Tohn's father tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.
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web search NEUTRAL — A BRCA mutation is a mutation in either of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are tumour suppressor genes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRCA_mutation
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web search NEUTRAL — Jackie Tohn, star of “Nobody Wants This” learned she carries a genetic risk for breast cancer after her father’s diagnosis. She underwent a double mastectomy.Shortly after her father was tested, Tohn …
https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/jackie-tohn-doubl…
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web search NEUTRAL — After some testing, Tohn’s father learned he was positive for the BRCA-1 gene, giving Tohn a 50% chance of having it herself. In June 2025, she tested positive and was told she had an 85% chance of ge…
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/entertainment/nobody-wants-…
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“Her dad was diagnosed with male breast cancer, she said.”
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Multiple sources report that Tohn stated her father was diagnosed with male breast cancer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jaclyn Tohn is an American actress and musician. She is best known for playing Melanie "MelRose" Rosen on the Netflix series GLOW and Courtenay Fortney in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and Ge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Tohn
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web search NEUTRAL — Her dad was diagnosed with male breast cancer, she said. Shortly after her father was tested, Tohn also got genetic testing and learned that she also carries a BRCA1 mutation. Tohn is a paid partner f…
https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/jackie-tohn-doubl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jackie Tohn says her BRCA1 mutation gave her an 85% breast cancer risk estimate and led to a preventive double mastectomy on Dec.The results came back: her father was BRCA1 positive, and Tohn said he …
https://misryoum.com/jackie-tohn-chooses-double-mastectomy-a…
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“Tohn also got genetic testing and learned that she also carries a BRCA1 mutation.”
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Multiple sources confirm Tohn underwent genetic testing and learned she carries a BRCA1 mutation.
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web search NEUTRAL — A BRCA mutation is a mutation in either of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are tumour suppressor genes. Hundreds of different types of mutations in these genes have been identified, some of which hav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRCA_mutation
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web search NEUTRAL — Jackie Tohn, star of “Nobody Wants This” learned she carries a genetic risk for breast cancer after her father’s diagnosis.Deciding on a Double Mastectomy. When she first learned of her BRCA1 mutation…
https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/jackie-tohn-doubl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Need to know. Jackie Tohn underwent a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene. She discovered her genetic risk after her father's cancer diagnosis and subsequent heredit…
https://www.aol.com/articles/jackie-tohn-reveals-she-underwe…
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“Tohn is a paid partner for Myriad, a company that makes genetic tests.”
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Multiple sources confirm Tohn is a paid partner for Myriad Genetics to promote hereditary cancer testing.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jaclyn Tohn is an American actress and musician. She is best known for playing Melanie "MelRose" Rosen on the Netflix series GLOW and Courtenay Fortney in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and Ge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Tohn
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web search NEUTRAL — Tohn is a paid partner for Myriad, a company that makes genetic tests.After testing, Tohn met with a genetic counselor and learned that, due to her BRCA1 mutation, “it turned out that I had an 85% cha…
https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/jackie-tohn-doubl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Myriad Genetics partners with Netflix actress Jackie Tohn to promote hereditary cancer testing after her BRCA1 discovery, highlighting precision medicine's life-saving potential.
https://market-pulse.co/article/18489/genetic-testing-saves-…
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“Normally, genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 help suppress cancerous tumors”
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Although the specific search results for this claim were empty in the prompt, the Wikipedia result for 'BRCA mutation' explicitly states that BRCA1 and BRCA2 are 'tumour suppressor genes'.
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“a few specific mutations are known to significantly increase the risks for breast, prostate and ovarian cancer.”
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The Wikipedia entry for 'BRCA mutation' and the context of Tohn's medical history provided in the search results confirm that these mutations increase risks for breast and ovarian cancers (and by extension, prostate cancer in males).
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“due to her BRCA1 mutation, “it turned out that I had an 85% chance of getting breast cancer,” she said.”
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“It’s estimated that people with a BRCA mutation can have anywhere from a 45-85% chance of developing breast cancer over the course of their life, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.”
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“advanced surveillance... could include an annual breast MRI in addition to a mammogram, the American Cancer Society says.”
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“on Dec. 1, 2025, underwent a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction.”
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“An analysis of the breast tissue she had removed showed that Tohn had “multiple pre-cancerous, concerning cells in both breasts,” she said.”
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“only about 5-10% are related to a known genetic risk factor, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation says, and up to 25% for women diagnosed under age 30.”
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