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Family History Of Uterine Diseases And Cancer. What Are The Chances That I Develop The Same?
My 55 yr old sister was just diagnosed with clear cell carcinoma of the endometrium . She will be having a total hysterectomy next Monday. Our mother died at age 63 of some sort of uterine cancer (I was 17 at the time and am unclear about what kind of CA Mom died of. My question is, what are the rest of us daughters (7 of us) chances of developing this type of cancer?
Mon, 28 Jan 2013
Hi,
there is a chance of uterine cancer to run in families. this may also be associated with gastrointestinal cancer and called lynch syndrome. mainly caused due to defect in gene MLH1 AND MSH2. so to know about the chance of getting a cancer genetic profile need to be noted. consult an oncologist.
there is a chance of uterine cancer to run in families. this may also be associated with gastrointestinal cancer and called lynch syndrome. mainly caused due to defect in gene MLH1 AND MSH2. so to know about the chance of getting a cancer genetic profile need to be noted. consult an oncologist.
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