And then there were four!
Just wondering whether many of ye lovely ladies have a family history of BC with a negative BrCa diagnosis ???
Here our our family stats. Interestingly they all run down the paternal line if that is the correct word for father.
1 - My aunt, my dads youngest sister diagnosed aged 45 about 8 years ago now. Mast, chemo, rads, tamoxifen - she is doing well today.
2 - me, diagnosed at 39 two and a half years ago. Mast, chemo, rads and now a clinical trial instead of tamoxifen
3 - my first cousin, so my dads brother's daughter, diagnosed about a year ago aged 41. Mast, chemo, tamoxifen
4 - my aunt, another sister, diagnosed last week aged 70.
My cousin and I have both had negative BrCa results but holy God, this has to be too many in one family. I should add my dad is one of nine. All are still alive and range from about 75 to 55.
Any thoughts???
Hi Linda,
There are other genetic mutations (such as Lynch syndrome or HNPCC) that are associated mostly with other cancers but can also carry a higher than normal risk of BC. I don't know if they test for these (or just the 2 BrCa's) when they do genetic testing here in Ireland.
But I think that, as you said before yourself, there MUST be other genes not yet discovered that lead to a high level of cancer in families. Do you ask because you are considering preventative surgery? Just because you are not BrCa+ should not mean your surgeon will refuse to discuss doing this for you. Or if you are concerned for the rest of family - they should be entitled to yearly screening because of the family history.
Hugs,
Flo.