Jackie Tohn, 45, Undergoes Double Mastectomy After BRCA1 Test

Jackie Tohn opted to have a preventative double mastectomy after learning she was a carrier of the BRCA1 gene mutation.

The Nobody Wants This star said in a new interview with People that her decision 'saved my own life.'

'It's a hard one because I think we are raised to not say these grand things about ourselves,' Tohn told the outlet.

'Like, "I'm amazing. I am so strong. I can do hard things. I saved my own life." They feel weird coming out because your whole life, it's like, "Okay, conceited." 

'But then when you turn into a grownup, you're like, "Wait a minute, these are the most powerful things we can say to ourselves,"' said the actress, whose co-star  last month. 

She continued: 'Now on the other side of it, thanks to my decision to be so proactive, I did. I objectively saved my life. It's crazy to wrap your brain around. It's life-changing. It's life-affirming. It's powerful.'

Tohn had the double mastectomy in December 2025. Now she is planning to undergo a preventative oophorectomy - the surgical removal of one or both ovaries – before the year is out.

Tohn's journey began in January of last year when her father was diagnosed with metastatic carcinoma and genetic testing revealed he was BRCA1 positive, which meant there was a 50 percent chance she had the gene.

She mentioned it during a subsequent mammogram appointment, and 'realized the gravity of the situation.'

'I was leaving my mammogram and I said, "Oh yeah, my dad's BRCA1 positive." And the radiologist's whole face changed. I got really nervous, but I was playing it off,' she recalled.