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

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  • MellieMc
    MellieMc Member Posts: 35
    #42
    I was the first BC as far as
    I was the first BC as far as I know.
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #43
    Christmas Girl said:

    Am the first...
    From both sides of my family. For any type of cancer.

    Kind regards, Susan

    In my family, I'm the first.
    In my family, I'm the first. There are a few other cancers, but, not bc.
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #44
    Heatherbelle said:

    I was the first one at age
    I was the first one at age 34. My mom at 60 was diagnosed 2 months after I was. Then my mom told me that she did have a cousin who passed away in her 40's of breast cancer. I did also test positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.

    The first and praying the
    The first and praying the last!
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #45
    laughs_a_lot said:

    Grandma
    Grandma had it and was cancer free for 20 years. She got cancer aqain at age 80 but it was not related to her bc. Her long survival rate from bc gave me a lot of hope as she survied with only a masectomy. They didn't do chemo or radiation in those days.

    Laughs a lot, your
    Laughs a lot, your Grandmother give us all hope and encouragement!


    Jan
  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #46
    I have a terrible family
    I have a terrible family history of cancer, but my physicians tell me that I am the exception to the rule.
  • GreeneyedGirl
    GreeneyedGirl Member Posts: 1,077
    #47
    CypressCynthia said:

    I have a terrible family
    I have a terrible family history of cancer, but my physicians tell me that I am the exception to the rule.

    Numero Uno~
    I was the first~and I hope the Last!
  • sinee
    sinee Member Posts: 196 Member
    #48
    first one
    they can toss that theory out the window~
  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #49
    Mitzi333 said:

    Family History...
    Unfortunatley My mother, her mom and my sister had breast cancer. Other cancers... my dad pancreatic, my brother lukemia, and niece also pancreatic cancer.

    All above have passes away, except my sister, whose been in remission for several years. I also have a daughter I pray never has to experience this. I also have an older sister that has not experienced it either.

    I tested negative for the Braca 1 gene mutation.

    Mitzi, your history sounds
    Mitzi, your history sounds like mine. I have 2 sisters, my paternal grandmother, and 3 great aunts that have had breast cancer. My dad and his brothers (he didn't have any sisters) all had colon cancer. I also had a paternal aunt with colon cancer. Most all of the cancer comes from my dad's side. My younger sister and I tested negative for BRCA also.
  • Dot53
    Dot53 Member Posts: 239 Member
    #50
    Oh lucky me... I guess I am
    Oh lucky me... I guess I am the first to say that i am the 4th in my family to get breast cancer... (do i win the "booby prize? Lol....) My mom and both of my sisters had. It... I did the braca genetic test and it was negative ..... Interesting to note is that all four of us had cancer in the left breast .... My 32 year old daughter just had a breast biopsy. Where else but in her left breast...it was calcifications but they are watching her closely ....

    Dot...
  • Dot53
    Dot53 Member Posts: 239 Member
    #51
    Oh lucky me... I guess I am
    Sorry double post
  • Just_Lisa
    Just_Lisa Member Posts: 16
    #52
    Dot53 said:

    Oh lucky me... I guess I am
    Sorry double post

    First!
    I am the first also! So strange most of us are the first in the family.. and hopefully the last! *hugs*
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #53
    sinee said:

    first one
    they can toss that theory out the window~

    The first and wish I wasn't,
    The first and wish I wasn't, but, if anyone had to, I am glad it was me.


    Jan
  • warrrior3
    warrrior3 Member Posts: 92
    #54
    Just_Lisa said:

    First!
    I am the first also! So strange most of us are the first in the family.. and hopefully the last! *hugs*

    My sister was the first at
    Age 42 . Five years later I was dx'd with BC.
  • crselby
    crselby Member Posts: 441 Member
    #55
    first one
    At age 57, I was the first in my family to have breast cancer. However, I have now outlived one grandmother who died of colon cancer. In 3 years I will have outlived my mother who died of bone marrow cancer (Walden-Strom syndrome) and her sister who died of lung cancer. Maybe they had breast cancer but it was never caught, before something else killed them!

    Hangin' in there!!

    ~~Connie~~
  • Tkitty
    Tkitty Member Posts: 56
    #56
    I was the first one
    I was the first one diagnosed with BC. No real history of cancer in the family, I always thought I would have my problems with heart disease or diabetes.
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #57
    Heatherbelle said:

    I was the first one at age
    I was the first one at age 34. My mom at 60 was diagnosed 2 months after I was. Then my mom told me that she did have a cousin who passed away in her 40's of breast cancer. I did also test positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.

    I did find out that
    I did find out that apparently my Dad's sister had bc. I guess she was keeping it quiet and I didn't know, so, I wasn't the first.
  • cntgobck03
    cntgobck03 Member Posts: 21
    #58
    first
    I am the first in 4 generations. I have no risk factors at all. Diagnosed at 44. It's a head scratcher.
  • desertgirl947
    desertgirl947 Member Posts: 653 Member
    #59
    First.

    First.
  • dbs1673
    dbs1673 Member Posts: 203
    #60
    desertgirl947 said:

    First.

    First.

    not 1st
    My mom was diagnosed about same age as me (48). I had the BRACA testing done before I was diagnosed and was neg. For all we know, there is more we don't know.
  • debsweb18
    debsweb18 Member Posts: 191 Member
    #61
    Great Twin Aunts
    Both had breast cancer at the same time in their 80s. Lived for many years after-they didn't die from it. No Drs ever thought it was a risk for me because of their age when diagnosed. Their brother, my grandfather died from colon cancer in his 50s? My little brother died of a brain tumor at age 19-4 days after diagnosis.

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