Obesity Causes Breast Cancer? 15 Breast Cancer Rumours Debunked

3. Myth: You can’t get breast cancer after a mastectomy.

Fact: Some women get breast cancer at the site of the scar after a mastectomy.
Angelina Jolie underwent an elective double mastectomy after tests revealed that she carried a breast cancer causing gene. However, she still has the possibility to get breast cancer though the risk is reduced by an average of 90% after prophylactic mastectomy.