When it comes to her health, Sharon Osbourne is no longer taking any chances.

The colon cancer survivor recently discovered that she carries a faulty gene which increases the risk of breast cancer. As an extreme precaution, Sharon underwent a double mastectomy  with the approval of her doctor. "I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off and had a double mastectomy," she said in an interview with Hello! Magazine. "It's not 'pity me.' It's a decision I made that's got rid of this weight I was carrying around."

Sharon also has another very good reason for undergoing the procedure. Find out what it is after the junp!