Lilith Costa

Lilith Costa is a writer, women’s health advocate and mother of two, based in Rockaway Beach, NY. When she learned she carried a gene mutation for hereditary breast cancer, Lilith opted for a prophylactic double mastectomy. Saybrook Productions chronicles her health journey in the PBS documentary series, “Inheritance.” Lilith plans to release her debut book on her experience in 2021. Follow Lilith on Instagram @lilith_costa_.


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In sickness and in health: How my high-risk diagnosis for a breast cancer gene revived my marriage

I tested positive for a hereditary breast cancer gene while pregnant – Here’s why I call it my ‘beautiful defect’