BRCA and age of diagnosis

Options
goldengirl12
goldengirl12 Member Posts: 51
edited June 2014 in Caring for Someone with Breast cancer
My sister was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer at 30. We find out this week if she carries the BRCA gene mutation. Does being diagnosed at an early age make a person more likely to carry the gene?
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Traci-----TripNeg
    Traci-----TripNeg Member Posts: 2,298
    edited June 2010

    No. 

    I'm sorry to hear about your sister tl10. I have three sisters. Three of us have had breast cancer. The one that hasn't, it the only one without the BRCA gene. But in the grand scheme of things, that doesn't mean a thang. In my humble opinion.

    Ages of diagnosis: 29, 39, 44.

    Hugs, Traci

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Traci-----TripNeg
    Traci-----TripNeg Member Posts: 2,298
    edited June 2010

    PS: The sister without the BRCA gene, got uterine cancer at the age of 41.

    PSS: We are 42, 43, 45 and 48 now.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tibet
    tibet Member Posts: 545
    edited July 2010

    hi Traci

    How are you doing? You passed the 3 yr mark for TN which is a milestone. Right?

    Did you and your sisters with BRCA1 do risk reduction surgeries such as oope or hystorectomy? thanks, love, alex

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories