Do You Have A History Of BC In Your Family Or Were You The First One?

susie09
susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
in Breast Cancer #1
I was the first one, as far as I know, to have bc in my family. What about you?

♠♣ Love, Susie ♠♣
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  • pixie2011
    pixie2011 Member Posts: 6
    #2
    I was the 1st
    I am the first to be diagnosed in my family also - I am 49 and was diagnosed in June 2011.

    Judy
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #3
    First
    I am the first in at least 4 generations on both sides of my family to be DX'd with any form of cancer.
  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #4
    dx at 32
    My great-grandmom died of bc. My grandmom died of ovarian. My mom is healthy-thank God! Now I got bc.
  • creampuff91344
    creampuff91344 Member Posts: 988
    #5
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    dx at 32
    My great-grandmom died of bc. My grandmom died of ovarian. My mom is healthy-thank God! Now I got bc.

    First
    I was the first one on either side of my family to be diagnosed. I only have one female sibling, and she has not had b/c, but died at 53 of a massive heart attack. My daughter also died of a stroke/massive heart attack at age 40. Guess I should have been more prone to have heart problems, but was blessed with breast cancer. You never know. Hugs, Judy
  • jessiesmom1
    jessiesmom1 Member Posts: 915 Member
    #6
    Oh Lucky Me
    I am in the only one in my family to have been diagnosed with any type of cancer. My children have gotten a raw deal as my husband (their father) is a colon cancer survivor. We are both in remission - me 15 months and my husband 4 years.

    IRENE
  • Lighthouse_7
    Lighthouse_7 Member Posts: 1,566 Member
    #7
    jessiesmom1 said:

    Oh Lucky Me
    I am in the only one in my family to have been diagnosed with any type of cancer. My children have gotten a raw deal as my husband (their father) is a colon cancer survivor. We are both in remission - me 15 months and my husband 4 years.

    IRENE

    First one as far as I know.
    But someone in my family told me that they thought my great grandma had it but they were not sure.

    Also my Aunt (dad's sister) did get it at 85 and had lumpectomy with radiation, but I always said that she got it so late in life that most people wouldn't even know if they had already passed. Crazy way to look at it, but I guess I have some history.
  • Different Ballgame
    Different Ballgame Member Posts: 868
    #8
    Second One
    Dear Susie,

    My only cousin, Carol, had breast cancer at the age of 40. She had a single mastectomy. She died 5 years later. She was my mother's niece (daughter of my mother's sister).

    My sister had 4th stage lung cancer and died at 54. My mother had carcinoma of vulva and died at 74. So...cancer is in my family, but each one of us, except for my cousin and me, had different cancers. I find this fact interesting.

    It's also interesting that, so far, the women who have posted are the first ones in their family to have breast cancer.

    Lots of Hugs,
    Janelle
  • grams2jc
    grams2jc Member Posts: 756
    #9
    1st bc
    My dad's sister died of ovarian cancer in the early 1970s at 53y/o. We were always told it was uterine until after my dx when we pinned down one of her daughters...guess you didn't really talk about the details back then. No other cancer in the family, but hey, I am also the family history for rheumatoid arthritis. It is somebody else's turn for the next fun thing.

    Jennifer
  • cinnamonsmile
    cinnamonsmile Member Posts: 1,187 Member
    #10
    Diagnosed at 42, first one
    Diagnosed at 42, first one in family for breast cancer,but not first for cancer
  • GMcD
    GMcD Member Posts: 134
    #11
    grams2jc said:

    1st bc
    My dad's sister died of ovarian cancer in the early 1970s at 53y/o. We were always told it was uterine until after my dx when we pinned down one of her daughters...guess you didn't really talk about the details back then. No other cancer in the family, but hey, I am also the family history for rheumatoid arthritis. It is somebody else's turn for the next fun thing.

    Jennifer

    There is much cancer on both
    There is much cancer on both sides of my family, colorectal, prostate, lung, melanoma but I am the first with bc that I know of.
  • Linedancer54
    Linedancer54 Member Posts: 18
    #12
    GMcD said:

    There is much cancer on both
    There is much cancer on both sides of my family, colorectal, prostate, lung, melanoma but I am the first with bc that I know of.

    I'm the only one
    I'm the only one that I know of.Mom died with lung cancer. Dad died of AML( bad form of leukemia)An Aunt died of ovarian cancer. I have no sisters.
  • Jennifer1961
    Jennifer1961 Member Posts: 137
    #13
    Had a grandmother, aunt,
    Had a grandmother, aunt, cousin and second cousin.
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #14
    FIRST for BC...and first
    FIRST for BC...and first for U.C. (19 yrs)

    Denise
  • waffle8
    waffle8 Member Posts: 234
    #15
    disneyfan2008 said:

    FIRST for BC...and first
    FIRST for BC...and first for U.C. (19 yrs)

    Denise

    history
    45 at diagnosis ! Found out after great gma had bc but she lived to be 90's! That's the part I like to hear!
  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #16
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    dx at 32
    My great-grandmom died of bc. My grandmom died of ovarian. My mom is healthy-thank God! Now I got bc.

    oh!
    forgot to mention my great-aunt died of bc too. Two great-uncles had prostate cancers (one is a survivor, alleluia!)
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #17
    jessiesmom1 said:

    Oh Lucky Me
    I am in the only one in my family to have been diagnosed with any type of cancer. My children have gotten a raw deal as my husband (their father) is a colon cancer survivor. We are both in remission - me 15 months and my husband 4 years.

    IRENE

    I was the first in my family
    I was the first in my family to be diagnosed with bc. Lucky me, huh. I just pray no one else ever is diagnosed with it, or, any cancer.


    Hugs, Debby
  • mamolady
    mamolady Member Posts: 796 Member
    #18
    3 generations
    2 great aunts, one aunt, 1 sister and me! Unfortunately I have 2 daughters and 2 grand daughters...... :(
  • Ballerina
    Ballerina Member Posts: 152
    #19
    First One
    I am the first to be diagnosed with bc in my family but not cancer.


    Ballerina
  • sea60
    sea60 Member Posts: 2,613
    #20
    Ballerina said:

    First One
    I am the first to be diagnosed with bc in my family but not cancer.


    Ballerina

    1st and only!
    And I sure pray it stays that way.
  • RE
    RE Member Posts: 4,591 Member
    #21
    Family history
    I had an aunt that had it, my mom had cancer 4 times, my sister had it 3 times and I have had it 3 times.

    RE

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