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Is Breast Cancer Hereditary?
hi.I am 40 years old. My mum died 4 months ago of metastatic breast cancer (She was 80yrs old) and all my aunts have had breast cancer mostly with the same outcome even after surgery and other treatments. Am I at risk of this disease and if so should i tell my GP my worries and is there screening available for my age group? thankyou x
Thu, 15 Dec 2016
Hello dear.You have a familly history of breast cancer,and breast cancer it is hereditary at this point.So you mast have mammografy and genetic tests for inherediten brest cancer like BRCA 1 AND BRCA 2 MUTATION.
Specific inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of female breast and ovarian cancers, and they have been associated with increased risks of several additional types of cancer. Together, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for about 20 to 25 percent of hereditary breast cancers (1) and about 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers
Specific inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of female breast and ovarian cancers, and they have been associated with increased risks of several additional types of cancer. Together, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for about 20 to 25 percent of hereditary breast cancers (1) and about 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers
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