I was wondering how many people out there have breast cancer in their families. Breast cancer has struck several women in my family (though thankfully not fatally), and many male relatives have also had prostate cancer. Are the two related?
I also have numerous cases of breast cancer as well as various other cancers within my family. Breast and Ovarian cancer are considered hereditary cancers but as far as I know I don't believe prostrate cancer falls into this category. I am a breast cancer survivor just recently enduring a radical double mastectomy and decided to have genetic testing done to advise whether or not I carry the mutated cancer gene that causes breast/ovarian cancer. If it comes back positive then my two daughters (age 26 & 28) can make some serious decisions on how they want to handle the situation (if I'm positive then it is most likely they also carry the gene) whether they go for preventative surgery or whether they just stay on top of their yearly tests.
I had three paternal first cousins die of metastatic breast cancer. My maternal aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 75 and had a lumpectomy and was treated with radiation and tamoxifen. I told my gynecologist about this history and he didn't seem very concerned, just advised that I get a mammogram yearly which I do.
BTW, was anybody as ticked off as I was over the People magazine story about Sheryl Crowe's breast cancer ordeal some time ago? She got off lucky, considering. My mother-in-law died of metastatic breast cancer after 7 yrs. of chemotherapy.
My grandmother had breast cancer and my aunt they both were diagnosed in their seventies..to be honest i firmly believe it is not genentic because of the age i believe it is their history of smoking and their body was not strong enough to sustain. because when i read about cancer they say if it is in the family under a certain age to get checked at a certain age which the younger the cancer patient the younger family members need to be checked. I do believe taking care of the body helps with living longer and your environment has a lot to do with death..
I do believe it is genetic when it is a certain age..is what im trying to say..when they are diagnosed at a young age under 50 etc..i feel as you get older it could be old age..body give up on working..im not a doctor but i have a disease of the colon/polyps .. i had surgery and have been sick since surgery my sister has the same disease and never had surgery is doing well.has no polyps they fell out on their own..i have had nothing but severe problems with this colon removal..this is why i wonder about science..
Hi, I am new at this, just started. I do feel that cancer is a generic disease. I had breast cancer at the age of 48. The same year as I had it, my cousin (55)had a double masectomy and my aunt at the age of 78 had a mastectomy and lumpectomy. I never smoked in my life nor did my aunt, but my cousin is a smoker. This is all on my father's side of the family. It is scary stuff.
Breast cancer is considered to be hereditary. Breast cancer can be caused by the genes got from the parents and near relatives. This may come from generations and the possibility is as high as 50-50 of getting positive.
I found some useful information at american society cancer forums, stumble and at Breast cancer awareness
Hi! My mother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in her early 30's. She passed away at age 50. I am 32 and have been to the breast cancer prevention center in the nearest city of the state in which I live. I would urge any of you with any sort of family history to visit such a place. The prevention center closest to me is two and half hours away, but worth the effort! After my initial screening and mammogram, the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing was offered as an option. I did have the test done and I do not carry the gene. It meant the world to me and for my children to know. Also, if you do test positive, your children and siblings can be tested at a much reduced fee.
Well i guess i should of done more research. The woman i have read about doesn't tell their habits. I know for my grandmother and aunt they were diagnosed at a late age in their seventies both survived ten years after the diagnoses. They say lifestyle plays a role in cancer treatment so i felt it may be also the cause. Anyhow i hope they find why some families get cancer while others don't I guess i should of learned from my own lesson on this colon disease. I guess I'm a candidate because it runs in the family. I have had cyst in the breast and it was benign. Thank Goodness! Anyway i hope they find a cure and soon. so many lives are drasticly taken by this disease and my grandmother did not die peacefully which is very hard for me to understand. her nurse said that her disease is a terrible way to die. my grandfather had heart failure and he died very peacefully. I was pretty shocked to have to go through that situation. I also had to medicate her every fifteen minutes with morphine which didn't even know if it just made the things worst. Hospice order this for her. I feel it made things worst. I am not a doctor nor a nurse so it was hard for me. Anyhow a place to vent. I hope and pray they find a cure soon..
I remember reading that studies haved shown a link between hereditery forms of breast cancer and prostate cancer in families, and found it on this site. http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/19906.cfm
Breast cancer has a few related cancers. They are prostate colon and ovarian as far as I know. There may be other related cancers but them are the ones I know about. I know them because I was asked about them when I went in for genetic testing. I have lost 1 grandmother to breast cancer that had spread through out her body.
hi everyone, i'm new here. I have a lot of breast cancer in my family, and how direct the connection is to me makes me at high risk for the disease.
My maternal grandmother was diagnosed at about age 50 and my mom at age 40. My maternal grandma died at age 72 from the cancer spreading to her lungs, and my mom died at age 50 after the 10 year battle. I am 19 and I want to get the gene test, but my doctors have not helped me to make it happen. Some even act like they've never heard of the test before.
Originally posted by motherlessdaughter: hi everyone, i'm new here. I have a lot of breast cancer in my family, and how direct the connection is to me makes me at high risk for the disease.
My maternal grandmother was diagnosed at about age 50 and my mom at age 40. My maternal grandma died at age 72 from the cancer spreading to her lungs, and my mom died at age 50 after the 10 year battle. I am 19 and I want to get the gene test, but my doctors have not helped me to make it happen. Some even act like they've never heard of the test before.
Motherl;ess I too have a storng family hidtory of cancer. I learned from a genetic counsilor that depending on the family connection to you most insurance companies will cover the genetic testing also the company that does the testing may cover some if not all of it if you are within the income guidelines for them to pay for it. I have had the testing and I am showing an odity. That is that the BRCA 1 gene is mutated and the BRCA 2 gene is variated. It is also recommended that some family member that is related to your mother by blood ( a sibling ( get tested as well as your father as either side of the family can pass on the BRCA gene mutation.
Originally posted by heggieq: I was wondering how many people out there have breast cancer in their families. Breast cancer has struck several women in my family (though thankfully not fatally), and many male relatives have also had prostate cancer. Are the two related?
I am a third generation cancer fighter in my family on my dad's side. ON my mother's side it has so far skipped my mother and her 2 siblings. There are cancers though that are related to breast cancer. I know of a few. They are gynological cancer such as cervical ovarian and uterine and colon as well as prostate. If you are a male or female child you can have the gene. So far I am the only one of the kids that either ofd my parents have that was tested. I am an advocate for people in my state for those with cancer of any type as I have been fighting my breast cancer since before I was 30. I was told not to expect to be 31 and I turned 38 thisd past july. I am hoping that it does not scare you of the stats for cancer as it is not in the kind of lifestyle you live with the chemotherapy but the attitude you have.
I also have numerous cases of breast cancer as well as various other cancers within my family. Breast and Ovarian cancer are considered hereditary cancers but as far as I know I don't believe prostrate cancer falls into this category. I am a breast cancer survivor just recently enduring a radical double mastectomy and decided to have genetic testing done to advise whether or not I carry the mutated cancer gene that causes breast/ovarian cancer. If it comes back positive then my two daughters (age 26 & 28) can make some serious decisions on how they want to handle the situation (if I'm positive then it is most likely they also carry the gene) whether they go for preventative surgery or whether they just stay on top of their yearly tests.
I hope to shed some light on the informationi that you have. Prostate cancer is classified as a related cancer to breast cancer. As is any cancer that is gynological in nature for women and colon cancer. If you carry the gene the treatemnt will be or at least should be disscused between you and the oncologist that you are seeing. I know I got a few oncologists and we all talked about and agreed on a course of treatment that included both breasts getting removed well that was in the plans as both were containing cancer cells ( first masectomy was in 2003 and other was in june of last year) and I had a total hysterectomy in feb of this year. I am on long term chemotherapy. I am recommending that if you have the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutation that you talk to the oncologist.
Who/where can I request a genetic test for the BRCA gene? Can it only be done through a genetic counselor and does most insurance companies cover the test? I am a 48 yr old female and concerned about cancer. My father's family consisted of 7 siblings. Including him and 2 brothers, 2 sisters they have died of cancer (female, neck, breast, lung). There are 2 living sisters (one who is a breast cancer survivor and the other sister was diagnosed today/cancer all through her. Some were in their 40's the oldest lived to be 67. My mother side also has 7 siblings /1 died in her 40's of uterine cancer 1/is living with lung/breast cancer undergoing treatment. I would appreciate any information regarding testing. Thanks
Hi, I am new. I too have alot of cancer in my family. I have lost 3 brothers, 2 nieces. I have several cousins who have had breast cancer. My son has had testicular cancer twice, once at age 19 and then 8 years later, my daughter had thyroid cancer last summer and now I currently have an 11 year old granddaughter who has bladder cancer, unheard of in a child. Awful stuff. I just posted a new message, when it is approved. Hope to hear from anyone. Mable.
Well i guess i should of done more research. The woman i have read about doesn't tell their habits. I know for my grandmother and aunt they were diagnosed at a late age in their seventies both survived ten years after the diagnoses. They say lifestyle plays a role in cancer treatment so i felt it may be also the cause. Anyhow i hope they find why some families get cancer while others don't
