It Starts with You – Hereditary Cancer Campaign

BBC Radio Derby’s ‘It Starts With You’ campaign shines a spotlight on hereditary cancers.

The campaign is inspired by Becky's story, in which she undertook a preventative double mastectomy at the age of 24 after realising she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation.

Having this mutation meant that Becky had a significantly increased risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Becky was the youngest woman in the UK at the time to have the surgery. Her mum also had the operation.

It Starts With You invites you to join Becky, the BBC Radio Derby team and medical professionals to learn more about hereditary cancers.

Becky's Story
Becky Measures shares her story, as part of BBC Radio Derby's hereditary cancer campaign.
Breakfast show
Becky has all you need to know to start your day across Derbyshire. Listen on BBC Sounds.

Want to join our ‘It Starts with You’ Choir ?

If cancer has affected you or a loved one, and you can hold a note (or are enthusiastic!!) – we want you in our choir.

A Grammy award winning composer who’s worked with Celine Dion and Gary Barlow is writing the song and we want to record it and maybe even perform it.

It’s all part of our ‘It Starts With You’ campaign marking 20 years since our Breakfast Show presenter Becky Measures became the youngest person in the country to have an elective double mastectomy.

If you want to take part, get in touch and tell us your cancer story and you could be in the choir ….

Email ItStartswithyou@bbc.co.uk or go to www.bbc.in/itstartswithyou.