Poll - How old were you when dx with BC

Here are the stats for the first 5 pages of the thread.

Responses 143 counting only first occurrence.

27-33 years old ----------  8%

34-36 years old ---------- 15%

37-42 years old ---------- 32%

43-46 years old ---------- 18%

47-52 years old ---------- 15%

53-56 years old ---------     6%

57-62 years old ---------     2%

63-66 years old ---------     1%

66-76 years old ----------  <1%

Eighty-eight percent (88%) of the 143 respondents were under the age of 53 when diagnosed.  Perhaps someone could start a poll for the age of the women on this board. 

1st diagnosed at 36.  Mets at age 48.

48 original dx - stage I

53 stage IV

49

46

What really concerns me is how skewed these numbers are purely because if dense breast tissue was included as a risk factor, and all of us who have dense breasts had US and/or MRI screenings in addition to useless mammography, the likelihood is that the numbers would shift radically down with fewer women being diagnosed in their 40's and a greater number being diagnosed in their 30's and 20's.  Obviously, there is much more to it than the simplicity of the way I am looking at it, but it sure seems clear to me.  I was 48.

47.  My second mammogram picked it up.  No lymph nodes, lumpectomy, radiation, but no chemo.  Recurrence at 59, stage IV.  Cells had escaped and remained dormant for 12 years.  Mammograms had shown clear for 12 years.  No cancer in breast at recurrence.  Metastasis to sternum, lymph node, and lung pleura.  ER and PR+.  Femara and Zometa for one year now and cancer not evident per PET/CT scan results a week ago.    

i was 55, my mother was 32 and my grandmother was 43.  my grandmother died a few years after being diagnosed, my mother lived to age 84 without a recurrence. i had genetic testing and the results were negative. but . . . they told me there is a 15% chance of false negative or false positive. i would bet the farm that i am positive.

I was 36 dx stage 1, found the lump myself after having had 6 mammo's starting at age 30.

Stage IV dx 44, mets to lungs liver bones.

I was 34.

I had a mammogram and sonogram 4 months before I found my lump myself.  I got an all clear letter from the radiologist.  If I had not continued to do breast exams past menopause, I would have had a different outcome.  I was 61 when I was diagnosed.   I switched radiologists.

DCIS at 38

Stage II 40

Stage IV 42

...can't wait for 44....

45

43 - Found on mammo.  I had skipped some of my previous mammos because they were painful...