family history

forme
forme Member Posts: 1,161 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi all,
I asked this question earlier, but thought I would ask again. Anyone have breast ca and then also have a sister with ovarian ca ? My younger sister had breast ca in her mid 40s. She had chemo and rads. I am now trying to sort out a possible ovarian dx. If anyone has a story or history etc. like mine, I would really like to hear from you. Thanks for any advice you may have..

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  • Marcia527
    Marcia527 Member Posts: 2,729
    #2
    My Mom had ovarian cancer in
    My Mom had ovarian cancer in 2001 and I was diagnosed with breast in 2003. I had a sister diagnosed with uterine in 2002 and a different sister diagnosed with breast in 2009.
  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #3
    genetic testing?
    OK, I am assuming that you guys have been tested for BrCa1 and BrCa2 genes? See http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA for more info.

    My family has tons of breast and colon cancer, too many to name! Anyway, one sister and me had the gene testing but it was negative. The oncologist said that my cancer was genetic but they haven't identified the gene.

    But I will have the testing again when more genes are identified--not so much to help me as to help my daughter.
  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
    #4
    CypressCynthia said:

    genetic testing?
    OK, I am assuming that you guys have been tested for BrCa1 and BrCa2 genes? See http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA for more info.

    My family has tons of breast and colon cancer, too many to name! Anyway, one sister and me had the gene testing but it was negative. The oncologist said that my cancer was genetic but they haven't identified the gene.

    But I will have the testing again when more genes are identified--not so much to help me as to help my daughter.

    I had the BRCA testing
    done too. I was negative and was told the same thing about there being a gene not identified yet. I'm the 5th in my family with bc.
    Char
  • Betsy13
    Betsy13 Member Posts: 185
    #5
    CypressCynthia said:

    genetic testing?
    OK, I am assuming that you guys have been tested for BrCa1 and BrCa2 genes? See http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA for more info.

    My family has tons of breast and colon cancer, too many to name! Anyway, one sister and me had the gene testing but it was negative. The oncologist said that my cancer was genetic but they haven't identified the gene.

    But I will have the testing again when more genes are identified--not so much to help me as to help my daughter.

    Thank you!
    I just had genetic testing done. Thank you for this site! Great information! I'll get my results on 9/27...
  • Marcia527
    Marcia527 Member Posts: 2,729
    #6
    CypressCynthia said:

    genetic testing?
    OK, I am assuming that you guys have been tested for BrCa1 and BrCa2 genes? See http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA for more info.

    My family has tons of breast and colon cancer, too many to name! Anyway, one sister and me had the gene testing but it was negative. The oncologist said that my cancer was genetic but they haven't identified the gene.

    But I will have the testing again when more genes are identified--not so much to help me as to help my daughter.

    I did not have the BRCA
    I did not have the BRCA testing because I thought I was the first breast cancer in the family. I found out after that I had a cousin with breast cancer before I did. My sister with breast cancer had the test and it was negative and they said the same thing that it might not have been identified yet. I thought if we had the gene cancer would be more widespread in our family. For the most part it's just the immediate family.

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