Mу mom аnd two οf mу aunts hаνе hаd breast cancer now. One οf thе aunts іѕ mу mom’s sister аnd thе additional іѕ mу dad’s sister. Whаt аrе thе chances οf mу sister οr mе getting іt?
What are my chances of getting breast cancer if three women in my family have had it?
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Unfortunately, having had a protect with breast cancer your risk for getting the disease becomes higher. There is a blood test you can have to predetermine the likelihood of getting this type of cancer by examining certain genes. Here is a link for more info. http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/Breast-Cancer-BRCA-Gene-Test
ok well i am 12 years ancient my mom died of breast cancer and so did my sister and my grandma and surprisingly my grandpa FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO THINK MEN CANT GET BREAST CANCER YOUR WRONG its just not as common and my aunt has breast cancer so lets just say you have about a 70% chance of getting it because many of my family also doesnt have it but best wishes 4 you
If you have had an abortion and your protect had breast cancer you have an infinite chance of getting breast cancer. If you use an estrogen based birth control your chances are pretty excellent too since estrogen is now on the CDC’s list of top carcinogens.
I would say 50/50 as my mom and 2 aunts had cervical cancer and i thought i would get it’ but i got cysts on my intestines instead,,,,,weird but right,,,,,,after my surgery i will survive with god;s will…… lol
Sorry to tell you that the chance is very high. But, there are lots of uncommon factors resulting in cancers. Don’t be too nervous. All people have the opportunity to get cancers. What you can do is to take care from now on. You should do the annual breast examination (may be more often, pls check it with a sphere doctor), have a excellent lifestyle and diet.
“A wide variety of factors may influence an individual’s likelihood of rising breast cancer; these factors are referred to as risk factors. The established risk factors for breast cancer include: female gender, age, previous breast cancer, benign breast disease, hereditary factors (family history of breast cancer), early age at menarche (first menstrual period), late age at menopause, late age at first full-term pregnancy, obesity, low physical activity, use of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy, use of oral contraceptives, exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation in midlife and exposure to high-dose ionizing radiation early in life.”
(Quote from “http://www.smile.org.au/cancers/breast%20cancer.htm”)
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It can really vary depending on uncommon facts: where they there cancers genetic? where there tumors positive respecters to steroids and so on. What I would do is always triple check myself and make sure your doctor knows about your family history. The more you know the better your chances are to survie. That the most imporent part.