Here, MailOnline tells the stories of two women, Dalia Ismail and Rebecca Dance, and how their world was turned upside down after being diagnosed with the C-word .
Former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton has opened up about the impact that having a double mastectomy and later a hysterectomy has had on her, admitting that she would have 'done anything' to save her life
Alia Ismail, from Detroit, Michigan, came out as a transgender man when she was 18 and began a medical transition that saw her take hormones and have her breasts removed at 20.