Are there any breast cancer survivers or people that have breast cancer running in the family whats the young?

Question

youngest age i could get it because it runs in my moms side of the family im scared

Answer 1

my mon had breat cancer at the age of 32 and my aunt was 43. don't know if this helps or as young as your asking. so far i have been testing since the age of 25

Answer 2

Breast cancer is mainly a disease of ageing; 80% of those diagnosed are over 50, it's rare in women under 40 and almost unheard of in under 25s.

You say it runs in your mother's family. Are you sure that the cases  of breast cancer in her family are hereditary? Hereditary breast cancer is rare - only 5 - 10% of all cases.

For you to be at increased risk of breast cancer, your mother would have to carry one of the rare faulty genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer, BRCA1 or BRCA2. She would only have this if she had inherited it from one of her parents, and if she had one of the genes you would have a 50% chance of inheriting it, though inheriting it would not mean you would definitely get breast cancer.

With 90%+ of breast cancer cases being random (non-hereditary), and with one in nine women getting breast cancer at some point in their lives, it isn't unusual for more than one woman in the same family to have non-hereditary breast cancer.

When I was diagnosed, my oncologist was able to assure me that my breast cancer wasn't hereditary and other members of my largely female family were not at increased risk.

It's also worth knowing that cancer, including breast cancer, that is diagnosed after the age of 50 is less likely to be hereditary.

I see from your Q&A that you're very young, still in school. Even if there was hereditary breast cancer in your family, it wouldn't be something for you to worry about at your age. Unless there is a history of people in your family being diagnosed with breast cancer at very young ages. When you're older, if it's necessary, you can investigate being tested for the faulty genes.

But please bear in mind how very rare hereditary breast cancer is.

Answer 3

Simply have tests done as doctors advice. While not being able to tell you about best age to start screening I would suppose it advisable to have those done early in adult life.