[Becky]

I am BRCA 1 & 2 "no mutations found". My mom had bc (high ER & PR, not her2), she had 2 sisters with bc and I have a cousin (same side but from one of my mom's sister who has NOT had bc). As you all know, my sister was just diagnosed with dcis (she has her lumpectomy on Thursday, Sept 2 and we are all hoping that the final pathology keeps it at dcis and that they don't find some small invasive component. We don't know much about her dcis but we do know its hormone positive and more testing will be done once it is removed and they have more to work with).

We could be positive for a yet to be discovered BRCA gene (3, 4, 5...) or a combo of other genes that cause a weakness when exposed to certain environmental factors (both are family related because for the formative years, you live together, eat the same things and share alot of the same genes etc).

Who knows? It is scarier when more relatives begin to get diagnosed, that's for sure. I was diagnosed before my mom and sister so I did not think about genetics too much but it is all genetics in a way or the way your genes interact with the environment. Stay diligent and give others support.