BRCA2 With No Family History of Ovarian or Breast Cancer
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Keep those ovaries!
Obviously there is BRCA2 in your family, but it never caused cancer. Having the mutation doesn't mean you get the disease. It only means that you know why if it does crop up. Since this is the truly silent cancer, you don't want to wait for symptoms, but you don't want to lose your ovaries at such a young age. If I were you, I'd have a CA 125 test done every 6 months. You'll find out what it is when you're healthy, and you can look for any changes, especially the number going up. After menopause you might consider having your ovaries removed. Then you wouldn't have to worry any more. Good luck! And you might want to read "Anti Cancer, a New Way of Life," by Dr. David Servan Schrieber. He gives easy, practical advice about how to make your body less susceptible to cancer taking hold and growing.0 -
Thankscarolyn45 said:Keep those ovaries!
Obviously there is BRCA2 in your family, but it never caused cancer. Having the mutation doesn't mean you get the disease. It only means that you know why if it does crop up. Since this is the truly silent cancer, you don't want to wait for symptoms, but you don't want to lose your ovaries at such a young age. If I were you, I'd have a CA 125 test done every 6 months. You'll find out what it is when you're healthy, and you can look for any changes, especially the number going up. After menopause you might consider having your ovaries removed. Then you wouldn't have to worry any more. Good luck! And you might want to read "Anti Cancer, a New Way of Life," by Dr. David Servan Schrieber. He gives easy, practical advice about how to make your body less susceptible to cancer taking hold and growing.
You have made me feel much better. I'll keep you posted.0
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