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genetics
Hi all, I had BC in my family, dads side, grandma at 77 and Aunt at 51, so was having mammograms since turning 40, which this managed to grow in between. GP, Surgeon, and oncologist, seem very quick t...
Hi Spillsy, I was diagnosed at 44 and with relatives who had also had BC I too was concerned for my sister and my nieces etc. With a fair few relatives with various cancers I went through a questionnaire with the genetics dept at Randwick, the result of which was that given how many relatives I actually have (Irish family) and their ages when diagnosed I had a less than 2% chance of mine being genetic.
You can talk to your oncologist about whether or not it's worth doing the questionnaire in your case.
Aine
You can talk to your oncologist about whether or not it's worth doing the questionnaire in your case.
Aine