Sister
8 years agoMember
Genetic Testing
I've just gotten my referral for genetic counselling and feeling a bit miffed (my husband's annoyed too about the gap). Although I've yet to discuss it with the counsellor, as I understand from what I've read, I will be out of pocket by thousands if I decide to go ahead with testing. My sister got bc at 32 and died at 45. I don't know what type of bc it was because there was no "type" then. I only have one sibling who had cancer because I only had one sibling. That makes it a clean sweep - all of my parents children have/had bc. Has anyone else in the extended family close enough had anything relevant? F*%k knows - the generations in my family are totally screwed (my cousin's grandchildren are older than me) and people didn't talk about cancer.
And, according to the onc, while he doesn't expect there to necessarily be a genetic link, it would have an impact on future treatment.
And, according to the onc, while he doesn't expect there to necessarily be a genetic link, it would have an impact on future treatment.