Poll - How old were you when dx with BC

Amy332012

33

Lynne

I was 43 when I was first diagnosed 7 yrs ago Stage I. It was found on my 3rd routine mammogram. Neither my doctor (the week before) nor myself felt the lump.

I am now 50 and was just diagnosed with mets to my spine and right lung (found because my back was hurting, and I had a compression fracture in one of my vertabrae, they saw the mets on my spine on the MRI) . I start my first treatment this morning.

Lynne

RaychlD

36 at dx

Found it myself at 35

Anonymous

Dx at 23, just 2 days before my 23rd birthday

CoolBreeze

Kita you are only 23?   I had no idea.  OMG that really sucks.  I sit next to a lovely girl in the chemo room who is 27.  Until she started coming in, I was by far the youngest person (at 51 initially) that went in.  You must really feel like a fish out of water!

steelrose

It is simply unfair for someone in their 20's! Blah! I was 45 and I was the talk of the hospital. I see now that 45 seems to be somewhat average. There are some YOUNG women here... this has got to STOP.

Anonymous

Ya it's really hard to relate to people who have been able to accomplish more of their life. My daughter was 8 mo old and I was in my last semester of college. I have BRCA 2 gene and so does my mom but I hope and pray hers never turns into cancer. I just know there is a reason I wax dealt this hand, I just haven't figured if out yet. Its most unfair for my daughter... She's deserves a mom

Anonymous

I'll be 25 in October... Going to celebrate my 2 yes if fighting. Maybe a weekend in Vegas or a night on my favorite beach

stagefree

Dx stage 4 from the get go at 38, first cancer hodgkin's lenfoma at 15.

Kita, your daughter is very lucky to have you as her mother, you are a wise & strong woman for your age. So many people live 20-25 years with their moms but learn little from them.

GatorGal

37 first dx

57 mets dx

FAITHINHIM

43

TKSit

38

QuinnCat

57

The brca2+ in my family appears to cause only BC, all females, thus far, and only in our 50's, peri- to post- menopausal.  All five of us.  I lost my mother at age 14...she was 54.

Silke80

30 first dx

31 stage IV

Beckers

45

Annemie

30, stage iv with liver mets

3littlegirls

39 4 days after my b'day!  "(

Stage 4!

Felt the lump when I was 37.  Dr dismissed it as nothing! 

HLB

41 stage 2. 49 stage 4 spine mets. Can't believe how young everyone is. This cancer crap is BS!

SuperFoob

44: Stage IV Liver.



I don't remember if I posted already...stupid chemobrain. If I did....never mind!

Fitztwins

40 officially. 43 1/2  mets

Dutchie

39 stage 3b

43 stage 4



I am absolutely shocked by this thread! I always thought I was young to have this but a quick scan of these posts shows me I'm average at most. What a crime that we are all between 23 and 51 (sorry if I missed someone but you get the idea).



Makes you wonder. Wow.

hydeskate

dx Stage IV out of the gate @ 29 in 2008

ndroby

Maternal grandmother in her early 60's

Mother at age 29---she died in 1962 at the age of 31 (I was 2 yrs old)-adenocarcinoma of the breast

Sister at the age of 56: IDC-stage 0 (triple positive)

After 14 breast biopsies, I had PBMX 4/10/12 and was found with extensive LCIS at age 52.

BRCA negtive. PTEN negative but have a missing promoter (on/off switch) discovered by Killin Methylation testing. This may help explain genetic connection to all of this breast cancer.

LuvRVing

60 - stage 1

61 - stage 3b

62 - stage IV

It boggles my mind how young some of you are.  I cannot, even  for a second, imagine dealing with this when you are in your early 20's.

BouncingBetties

40 - stage IV from initial diagnosis! First and only mammogram I had was to view my mass.

Sabine74

I was 37

lintrollerderby

Last year at age 34. I had to fight tooth and nail to be diagnosed. None of the doctors thought it was anything to worry about. The next time a "non-traditional age" (younger) woman presents with a breast lump and the doctor shrugs her off, I'd love to stick this whole thread in the doctor's face.

julz4

I have been working on compiling ALL 28 pages of Info on this thread!  I am now done.  I did not get too technical as I did this all by paper, pencil, & calculator.  Also there were so many variables due to tumor size, hormone receptors, type of BC & so many other stages besides IV.

Here is what I got, (I tried to be as accurate as I could but not all the info was provided, but then it was just asked the age of first DX) 

# of first time DX on all 28 pages - 761

# of stage IV - 362

# of stage IV - grade 1 - 9

                      grade 2 - 58

                      grade 3 - 109

3 youngest ages of 1st DX - 10, 12, & 16

youngest stage IV DX - 20 & 23

Age of 1st DX - 20's - 53

                        30's - 260

                        40's - 302

                        50's - 109

                        60's -34

                        70's + - 3

Age of stage IV DX - 20's - 20

                               30's - 99

                               40's -153

                               50's - 70

                               60's - 19

                               70's + - 1

Of the Stage IV DX's  1st time were 149

                                2end or more were 213

 Me....DX at 45.  4 years after first biopsy came back B9.  In same breast same side of breast, different area though.

ladyfighter

dx at 48, with no family history

julz4

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