Genetic Testing
I'm interested to know if anyone on this forum has had the testing and what they decided to do with the results? I have 15 year old daughter and a sister so just wondering about the many issues invo...
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Hi Josie
My mum had breast cancer when she was 39 and as far as I knew up to my diagnosis this year there was no others, but since then I have contacted her family and found she has 2 first cousins who also have had breast cancer, one of them also only 40. I have been for my first genetic testing appointment and am going again this Friday to see the Professor. You have to be in the high category to be tested for free, as far as I understand from my 1st appoinment that means 2 or 3 1st degree relatives ( who are young ) who have had breast cancer, they also said there would be ovarian cancer in the family also.
It is a difficult decsion to know if I will do it if given the choice as I have a 26 year old daughter ( she doesnt want to know) I am swaying to the side of just be sure to monitor ourselves and our daughters much earlier and regularly as I have done since 40. If my mum had not had bc I would not have found this one because they have been doing a mammogram & ultrasound yearly. Mine was found on the ultrasound not the mammogram.
Hope this is a bit helpful and I will let you know what happens after Friday
Rob x