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Noun
measures- Plural of measure
Verb
measures- third-person singular of measure
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Becky Measures (born 1981 in Derbyshire,
England),
from Bakewell, Derbyshire, is a
DJ on
Peak FM, an independent
local radio station in
Derbyshire and
charity
fundraiser.
She held a variety of jobs including being a
extra for
the locally filmed television
series Peak
Practice before moving into radio.
In 2004 Measures, then 23, decided to have a
double mastectomy
after a genetic test
revealed that she had an 80 to 90 per cent risk of developing
breast
cancer. Both her mother and a cousin, Helen, had suffered from
the same illness.
To help raise raise funds to build Europe's first
breast cancer prevention centre, she organised a calendar of tasteful, naked
photographs of
different local people including members of Chesterfield
FC.
On 6 June 2006, ITV broadcasted a
documentary entitled My Breasts or My Life about Measures and her
decision to have her breasts removed. The programme, filmed over
two years, follows the decision and preparation for the operation
as well as her, and her family's, feelings afterwards.
In October 2006, a book detailing her life,
decision and operation was published called "No Big Deal" by Peak
FM Newsreader Simon Towers on Boltneck Publishings, a song bearing
the same title was also released in February 2007 by Ovacast
featuring Becky on vocals. It has reached #67 on the UK Singles
Chart.