Am I high risk? Mum and Dad

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Danaqtr
Danaqtr Member Posts: 48
edited September 2018 in High Risk for Breast Cancer

Hi,

My mum got breast cancer at age 68 years old stage 1. Under treatment

My father died from Esophageal cancer before 30 years ago.

My sister from another mother got breast cancer twice she still alive

My grandfather (dad of my mum) died from cancer I think bladder or prostate.

My brother from another mother age 51 years is suffering now from stomach cancer stage 3.

Im 34 years not married never got pregnancy. Since 6 months I feel pain that comes and go in my right ovarian ( had ultrasound nothing abnormal)

Am I at high risk? What I should do since my mum is BC? I never done mammogram or any check ups. What test or regular things I must do?

Im eating normal. Little excersice


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  • Traveltext
    Traveltext Member Posts: 2,089
    edited September 2018

    With a family history of various cancers, you could get a genetic test to see if you have one or morenof the gene mutations which would give you a propensity to one or more of these cancers.


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  • WC3
    WC3 Member Posts: 1,540
    edited September 2018

    Danaqtr:

    Since your mother has breast cancer, you are high risk for breast cancer.


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  • JaBoo
    JaBoo Member Posts: 520
    edited September 2018

    well, I think you are high risk for BC (I am no health professional, of course). I just had my genetic testing done which came with an hour-long consultation and it was all very interesting. From what I was told, I think your mother's BC as well as the BC of your step sister plays a role.

    I was told regular testing (ultrasound) should be started at age 10 years younger than the youngest BC case in a family. Which means in my case that my niece, my cousin (her mother = my mothernal aunt had BC at 60) and my daughter should start having ultrasounds at 28 at the latest (since I got BC at 38).

    What I would advice to you is doing regular self examination, find the procedure on-line. This is very very important. I was having yearly ultrasounds that were always OK and BAM I found a lump in between them. I was not doing self check ups. If I were, I would have probably found my lump a few months sooner. Which would make a great difference.

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