No woman, least of all a 22-year-old, wants to have to decide to remove her breasts, but four years ago, that was exactly what Zitalia Fox had to do after she was diagnosed with stage three aggressive breast cancer. Four years after a bilateral mastectomy, Fox says it’s the best decision she’s ever made and she’s living her best life – sans breasts. And she has no plans for reconstruction.

“It was hard at first. I didn’t want to,” said Fox. “I was saying, ‘I so young. Why now?’ Now, I feel awesome! That was the best decision I’ve ever made.”

Initially, she only wanted to remove one breast, but after hearing stories and doing research she decided to remove both breasts.

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