Poll - How old were you when dx with BC

42, was told it was just a cyst. And it hurt. I pressed and got ultrasound, then mammogram, same day. Which lead to biopsy - and dx. 

Had been getting annual mammo's since 34 due to dense, cyst prone breasts. Also BRCA 2+, found that out after dx. First one in my family to be tested, and no one else will be tested since I found out. 

I was 39 at dx (Stage IIIc). My mom was dx and died aged 55. So I never made it to the 40 yr old recommendation for mammos, and also not to the "5 yrs before age my mum was dx").

Also, at my chemo center (which treats primarily BC patients) I would say that 70% of patients are in their 30s-40s (and a smaller % are in their 20s)

Little tidbit for all. On tonights CBS evening new with Katie Couric. They mentioned that girls are going thru puberty earlier and earlier. Some starting as early as age 7. A medical person was also on - Jennifer Atkinson - she mentioned some of the risks with this early puberty. One of them was early cases of Breast Cancer. Very interesting. I have noticed a lot of young women on this thread. Just wanted to past on what I heard on the news this evening.

32: Stage 2 IDC (1987--boy have things changed since then?)

55:  reoccurance, IDC

I was 52 when initially diagnosed.   After almost a year of treatment, chemo & rads, had 9 years of good health.  Then got the Mets diagnosis when I was 61. Mets to scalp, Bones & Liver.   I too hate seeing all the young women who are dealing with this disease.  It is so wrong.  

Judie 

47 with Stage IV IBC. :-(

45 yo stage IV from the get go with a normal mammo 1/2009 and the years before. I don't want my daughter's to get mammos -  i'm telling them MRI anjd sonos. told my sisters the same thing

42

49

Dx 5-19-2010; age 46.

now 47

Aged 49 when diagnosed on 18 February 2009

I just read Kendra's post again.

Her onc and I decided to have the BRCA tests done, her last week in the hospital. We thought we needed to know for her daughter's sake. I wish she could have been here to tell Kalah that she did not have the mutation. She would have been so happy. Kalah will still have to get mammos at 25 yrs. old but if her mom had been positive her chances of getting breast cancer would be 6 times greater. I come here every now and then hoping to see the ages go up but still there are too many young women with small children getting this horrible disease. Praying for a cure!

34 at original dx, and 39 when dx Stage IV. I have a 21 year old daughter and she was told to start getting mammograms 5 years prior to my original dx. Praying she does. Hoping I'm here to remind her

27  Stage I IDC right breast

31  Stage I IDC left breast and DCIS right breast

32  Stage IV IDC mets to bones 

I was stage IV when first diagnosed two months before my 68th birthday.  But xurrently NED almost three years later.