CHEK2... my genetic plot thickens?
Today I went to have genetic testing for the CHEK2 gene mutation. Simply put the CHEK2 gene regulates cell division. If it's mutated the cells go on dividing and, well, cancer. It's also linked to ...
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Thank you @Blossom1961 and @Doodoo. I'll be spending the rest of my life looking over my shoulder at these cancers now, as well as breast. It's not a prospect that fills me with joy. It will bring scanxiety and cost $$. However I suppose forewarned is forearmed, and if they ever develop I'll be onto them early. My mother is still going at 84 and had not yet had any further cancers.
I love chocolate Melody. Really more than just about anything else you can put in your mouth! I've just bought some and will emotionally eat it shortly. I will also be emotionally drinking gin and tonic this evening. Just like my diagnosis I knew this was going to be a yes, but it's still another blow (plus ça change...). I don't know what to do with it psychologically yet. I'm a bit of stunned mullet right now. G&T and chocolate will do for a start.
I said to my husband "Sorry you married a mutant"... :D
I love chocolate Melody. Really more than just about anything else you can put in your mouth! I've just bought some and will emotionally eat it shortly. I will also be emotionally drinking gin and tonic this evening. Just like my diagnosis I knew this was going to be a yes, but it's still another blow (plus ça change...). I don't know what to do with it psychologically yet. I'm a bit of stunned mullet right now. G&T and chocolate will do for a start.
I said to my husband "Sorry you married a mutant"... :D