Hey all if your grandmother had breast cancer and your auntie?

Question

has had it too what will be my chances of getting it too one day? I had a mamogram a few months ago and phew my cyst has gone i had a couple of years ago. and my mamogram is normal phew. I will be 40 in april next year. so what are my risks? I hope it is minimal. and maily what are the chances if I make it to 50 or over? not that i want to casue I do not want to be that old lol.

Answer 1

Arent you already dieing of ovarian cancer, or uterine cancer, or whatever else?

Answer 2

While you're at an increased risk because your grandmother has it, your risks aren't any higher because your aunt has it.  If it was your mother instead then you can claim genetics, but if your own mother was never diagnosed (and never gets it) then your chances are fairly slim.

Answer 3

I would say that you sound to be at high risk for breast cancer.  You have a strong family history of it.  In addition to a mammogram your doctor should have sent you for an MRI and a sonogram of your b*****s.

Answer 4

There is no really accurate way to determine your risk.  I was diagnosed at 38 with no family history.  You have a family history and you're doing fine.  I think just keeping on track.  There are some strong risk factors in general health, maintain a regular weight, if overweight try to lose some, moderate exercise, minimal alcohol, things like that are the same risk factors for anyone.  Keep in mind that as you get older your risk of breast cancer goes up so you want to continue mammograms.

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Answer 5

Only 5 - 10% of all breast cancer cases are hereditary.

With 1 in 9 women getting breast cancer at some time in their lives, it's not unusual for more than one woman in the same family to have non-hereditary breast cancer.

If your grandmother's breast cancer was random and not hereditary, like 90+% of breast cancers, then you are not at increased risk.

If your grandmother carried one of the rare faulty genes known to be responsible for hereditary breast cancer, BRCA1 or BRCA2, there is a 50% chance that she passed it down to her child, your parent. If that is the case and one of your parents has one of the faulty genes then you have a 50% chance of having inherited it, though inheriting it would not mean you would definitely get breast cancer - that would be a 50 - 80% chance.

But, as I said, the faulty genes are rare.

After I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my oncologist was able to assure me that my cancer was not hereditary, and that other members of my largely female family are not at any increased risk.

50 is not old; I was diagnosed with cancer at 50 and I want so much to see 60, and 70 ... in fact I want to die laughing at my 101st birthday party. I just hope cancer doesn't rob me of that chance.

Answer 6

I would say anyone could be at risk of breast cancer (even myself). However considering your family history of breast cancer you are at a 'higher risk' than most. However its hard to say if you would or would not develop breast cancer. Your best bet is to not only get a annual mammogram, but to get in the habit of doing your own 'self checks' (for example everytime you shower, etc, etc). Early detection and Prevention is the key.