Poll - How old were you when dx with BC

First diagnosis Stage I at 23 years old, with a palpable lump and a negative mammogram. Now 37 with no palpable lump and a new stage I seen on mammo/US and MRI. BRCA1+.

32  IDC stage 2 right side,  52 DCIS left side

BRCA-

37 stage 3

OMG, everyone is so young. Hateful, not "pretty in pink", is this disease.

 43 initial dx.  48, stage IV -- liver mets.

Hi,

I was 45 when diagnosed (premenopausal) and was already at a stage IV with mets to spine & liver. 

31 with original Stage IIIb

33 with mets to bone, lungs and liver

BRCA 1 & 2 negative

37, IDC, brc-, er-, her2+, 4 cm, 2 lymph nodes, no mets....undergoing chemo pre surgery (8 of 16 treatments done). 

I was 34, diagnosed in 1989, ERPR+, no node involvement, had  lumpectomy and radiation, been fine since.  Daughter diagnosed in July 09 at 30, ERPR+, HER2-, 0/2 nodes, lumpectomy, FAC 4x, now undergoing Taxol 12x and will have rads, tamox. She tested neg for BRAC genes.  I had a biopsy which was negative in late 1988 but 6 months later had a lump under the scar from the biopsy, waited around for another 4 months thinking that it couldn't be anything, I just had a negative biopsy in that same area!  Had to be scar tissue....then it grew more and attached itself to the skin.  Daughter started having mammos at 20 because of my history, she did not feel her lump but primary care doc did and also showed up on mammo.  Exact same size as mine, 1.8 cm.  She had a clear mammo the year before and breast MRI two years before also clear.  No history in our family other than me, now 20 years later her.  Doctors believe there is some mutation other than those they know about that must have started with me.  I worry more because she hasn't had a family yet and wants one....doc said she would be able to go off tamox after two years to try to get pregnant.  Hopefully there will be no problem with infertility after FAC, taxol.  I haven't told her this but I would rather she wouldn't risk pregnancy as she is very ER/PR+, and would adopt instead....but that is a few years off.  Have to stay in the present!

DX at 52.  Mammos never picked it up.  Felt a "thickening" . MRI picked up a mass- after panic subsided and a MX, was dx'd with multifocal cancer-biggest tumor 1.5 cm.  Doc said the beast had been there for years.  How did the mammos miss it?

Diagnosed at age 37, stage III DCIS, 9" tumor, node involvement (never had a mammo) Diagnosed in 09 with mets to spine and leg...orginal path work for tumor was estrogen + HER2-...second dianosis proved to be HER2 positive, they believe my orginal path work missed the HER2...can't see how that happened with a 9" tumor

Diagnosed at 47, stage III.  I found lump myself,  they did mammo, ultrasound, pet scan and breast MRI. Had breast exam 4 months earlier and regular mammo's. However,  my breast surgeon said, even at 5 cm the lump didn't show up on mammo.  She said that is the case for about 20% of cases with dense breasts. I did Neoadjuvant,  dbl mastectomy and more chemo then Rads. I  plan to have dbl lat reconstruction in March 15, 2010 if all goes well.

44 with initial bc

55 with bc mets to spine

I was 34 at the time and it was BRCA1 although the nurse at the breast clinic said that I could not get breast cancer through my fathers side (a load of s___ to be honest).  Thank goodness my cousin called and said get yourself down for a blood test.  BRCA1 positive and so was she her first bc @ 37 and my aunt @ 39.  Had my ovaries removed and now awaiting tests on mets to spine

just joined today 7/1/10 - 62 1/2 yrs - lumpectomy and 1 node - found out that is cancerous so going back to have more nodes removed and then>>>>>>will update you all - this is a good forum - thank you all ladies for sharing - I forget to say that it was Stage 2 the lump but I do not anymore about it at this stage except about 2.5 cm.

29 stage II now 30 with stage IV